active shooter

短语

发音

US /ˌæk.tɪv ˈʃuːtɚ/

词形变化

active shooters 复数 active shooters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person actively engaged in a shooting spree.

    美国 政治 法律 军事

    In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see active, shooter.

词源

The sense “individual engaged in a shooting spree” was popularized in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre (1999).

来源：wiktionary