gun

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n. 枪 [医] 枪

发音

/ˈɡʌn/
US /ˈɡɜn/
IE /ɡʊn/
其它 /ɡʊn/

词形变化

guns 复数 guns 三单 gunning 现在分词 gunned 过去式 gunned 过去分词

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

    Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate. And I think that's why he's so firm on literally arming everyone. I think if you don't have a gun in your hands... well, let's not find out what that world would be.

    Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.

    Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.

  2. 2.

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

    A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.

    手枪

  3. 3.

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

    A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

  4. 4.

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

    A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.

    火炮

    大炮

    政治 军事
  5. 5.

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

    A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.

    政治 军事
  6. 6.

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

    A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)

    比喻
  7. 7.

    A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.

    Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.

    air-pressure pellet gun

    nail gun

  8. 8.

    A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.

    A device or tool that projects a substance.

    squirt gun

    spray gun

    grease gun

  9. 9.

    A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.

    A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.

    a rivet gun

    screw gun

    a price-label gun

  10. 10.

    A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).

    体育

    2000, Drew Kampion, surfline.com by the winter of 1962, the Brewer Surfboards Hawaii gun was the most in-demand big-wave equipment on the North Shore.

  11. 11.

    A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.

    计算机 工程 数学
  12. 12.

    A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.

    非正式

    Some said that the cowboy was the fastest gun in the West.

  13. 13.

    An electron gun.

    媒体
  14. 14.

    The biceps.

    非正式
  15. 15.

    Violent blasts of wind.

    航海 交通 复数形式
  16. 16.

    Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 俚语
  17. 1.

    A magsman or street thief.

    废旧 俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To shoot with a gun.

    及物

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London What's the use of foolishness like calling a gentleman bad names when he can gun you in the dark and you're no good even at striking matches?

  2. 2.

    To cause to speed up.

    及物

    He gunned the engine.

  3. 3.

    To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).

    非正式

    We're all gunning for you.

  4. 4.

    (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.

    非正式
  5. 5.

    To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.

    He's been gunning for you ever since you embarrassed him at the party.

  6. 6.

    To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.

  7. 7.

    Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).

    美国 及物/不及物 俚语
  8. 1.

    Nonstandard spelling of going to.

    I'm gun go get my coat from da closet.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war (compare Nordic Gunn, a female name meaning “battle”). The name is composed of the Norse elements gunnr and hildr, both meaning "battle".

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