1 a weapon that is used for shooting 枪;炮:
The robber held a gun to the bank manager's head.劫匪用枪指着银行经理的脑袋。
Verbs often used with ‘gun’ are load, unload, point, aim, fire. Different types of gun include a machine gun, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun. 常与gun连用的动词有load(装上弹药)、unload(取出弹药)、point/aim(瞄准)、fire(射击)等。枪的种类有机关枪(machine gun)、手枪(pistol)、左轮手枪(revolver)、步枪(rifle)、猎枪(shotgun)等。
2 a tool that uses pressure to send out a substance or an object 枪状物;喷射器:
a grease gun注油枪a staple gun钉枪
jump the gun→JUMP¹
gun²
/gʌn ||; gʌn/verb
[T] (gunning;gunned)
gun sb down(informal 非正式) to shoot and kill or seriously injure sb 枪杀或枪伤某人
gun1/gʌn; ɡʌn/n [C]1 a weapon that fires bullets 枪﹔炮: have/hold/carry a gun 拥有/携带枪支I’ve never fired a gun in my life. 我这辈子从来没开过枪。2 a tool that forces out small objects or a liquid by pressure 喷射器﹐喷枪: a nail gun 射钉枪jump the gun at 见 JUMP1MACHINE GUN
gun2v gunned , gunning 1 be gunning for sb informal to be trying to find an opportunity to criticize or harm someone【非正式】伺机批评[加害]某人2 [T] AmE informal to make a car go very fast by pressing the ACCELERATOR very hard【美,非正式】猛然加快〔车速〕gun sb down phr v to shoot someone, killing or injuring them badly 开枪击毙[击伤]: He was gunned down outside his home. 他在家门外遭到枪击。
gungungunsgunnedgunningnouna weapon that shoots out pieces of metal (called bullets) to kill or hurt people or animals: He aimed the gun at the bird and fired.