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单词 gun
释义 gun
[gʌn] noun countable
 ESSENTIAL 
■a weapon from which bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired 枪;炮
The British police do not carry guns.英国员警不佩带枪支。
You could hear the noise of guns firing in the distance.你可以听到远处的枪声。
■in sport, a device which makes a very loud sudden noise as a signal to start a race (体育比赛中用来表示比赛开始的)信号枪
At the gun, the runners sprinted away down the track.信号枪一响,运动员们便沿着跑道飞奔起来。
■a device which you hold in your hand and use for sending out a liquid or object 喷射器;喷射枪
a spray gun喷枪
a staple gunU 形钉枪
⇒ See also staple-gun
hired gun mainly US informal
■a person who is paid to shoot and kill someone 受雇杀人的枪手
[gʌn] noun countable
be under the gun mainly US
■to feel worried because you have to do something by a particular time or in a particular way 因为须在限定时间内或以特定方式完成任务而倍感压力
Al's under the gun to decide by the end of the month whether to move with his company.艾伦因需在月底前决定是否和公司一起搬走而倍感压力。
[gʌn] noun countable
with guns blazing (also all guns blazing)
■If you do something, especially argue, with guns blazing, you do it with a lot of force and energy (尤指争吵)火药味十足地,真刀真枪地
I went into the meeting with guns blazing, determined not to let him win.我进入会场的时候下定决心真刀真枪跟他争辩,决不让他得逞。
[gʌn] verb transitive (-nn-) mainly US old-fashioned informal
■to make an engine operate at a higher speed 使加速;使高速运转
You must have been really gunning the engine to get here on time.你竟然准时到这儿了,肯定是一路飞驰而来。
[gʌn] verb transitive (-nn-) mainly US old-fashioned informal
be gunning for sb informal
■to often criticize someone or be trying to cause trouble for them 时常指责(某人);不时找(某人)的茬,经常挑衅
She's been gunning for me ever since I got the promotion she wanted.自从我被提升到她觊觎的那个职位后,她就一直在找我的茬。
[gʌn] verb transitive (-nn-) mainly US old-fashioned informal
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] gun sb down
■to shoot someone and kill or seriously injure them, often when they cannot defend themselves 用枪击伤,击毙(没有防御能力的人)
The police officer was gunned down as he took his children to school.这名员警在送他的孩子去上学时被枪杀。
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