the repeated firing of guns; the sound of guns firing (接连不断的)炮火,炮火声 Extra ExamplesA convoy was hit by gunfire. 一支护航舰队被炮火击中。 Bursts of celebratory gunfire could be heard on the streets. 能听到大街上一阵阵庆祝的炮火声。 Heavy gunfire broke out in the capital last night. 昨晚首都响起了密集的枪炮声。 Seventy protesters were killed by indiscriminate gunfire. 70 名抗议者被乱枪射杀。 The terrorists boarded the bus and sprayed the passengers with gunfire. 恐怖分子登上公共汽车,开枪扫射乘客。 They sprayed gunfire into the crowd. 他们用枪向人群中扫射。 They were killed in an exchange of gunfire between riot police and demonstrators. 他们在防暴警察和示威者的交火中身亡。 We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire. 我们听到自动枪炮发出快速的射击声。 Youths exchanged gunfire with police. 年轻人与警方交火了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- intense
- scattered
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- burst
- hear
- spray
- spray somebody/something with
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- break out
- erupt
- echo
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- the crackle, rattle, sound, etc. of gunfire
- an exchange of gunfire