1 N-COUNT 枪;炮 A
gun is a weapon from which bullets or other things are fired.
枪;炮 -
He produced a gun and he came into the house.
他掏出枪来,走进房子。
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The inner-city has guns and crime and drugs and deprivation.
市中心的贫民区充斥着滥用枪支、犯罪、吸毒和贫困问题。
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...gun control laws.
枪支管制法
2 N-COUNT 发令枪 A
gun or a
starting gun is an object like a gun that is used to make a noise to signal the start of a race.
发令枪 3 VERB 把…发动起来;给…加大油门;使加速 To
gun an engine or a vehicle means to make it start or go faster by pressing on the accelerator pedal.
把…发动起来;给…加大油门;使加速 [mainly US] 5 PHRASE 全力以赴;鼓足干劲 If you come out
with guns blazing or
with all guns blazing, you put all your effort and energy into trying to achieve something.
全力以赴;鼓足干劲 6 PHRASE 抢先行动;过早地行动 If you
jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time.
抢先行动;过早地行动 [informal] -
It wasn't due to be released until September 10, but some booksellers have jumped the gun and decided to sell it early.
这本书定于9月10号发行,但是一些书商已抢先一步,决定提前销售。
SYN act with haste, be over-hasty, act too soon, act prematurely
7 PHRASE 坚持自己的立场;固执己见;一意孤行 If you
stick to your
guns, you continue to have your own opinion about something even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong.
坚持自己的立场;固执己见;一意孤行 [informal] Quotations
They hesitate
We hesitate.
They have a gun.
We have no gun D.H. Lawrence Mountain Lion God, Guts, and Guns made America Great U.S.bumper sticker Word Partnership | Use gun with: |
VERB. | aim a gun, carry a gun, fire a gun, load a gun, own a gun, shoot a gun, use a gun 1 |
N. | hand gun, toy gun 1 starting gun 2 gun an engine 3 |
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