- [countable]
a weapon that is used for firing bullets or shells 槍；炮 I have never fired a gun in my life. 我這輩子沒開過槍。 He pointed a gun at her head. 他用槍指着她的頭。 Should police officers carry guns? 警察應該佩槍嗎？ a toy/replica gun 玩具/仿制品槍 Anti-aircraft guns opened fire as the bombers flew overhead. 高射炮向從頭頂上飛過的轟炸機開火。 A loaded gun was found in the vehicle. 在車上發現了一把上膛的槍。 Look out, he's got a gun! 小心，他有槍！ The guard drew his gun (= took it out so it was ready to use). 警衛拔出了槍。 She pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me). 她掏出槍來對準了我。 The gun went off by accident. 槍走火了。 The attacker held a gun to the hostage’s head. 襲擊者用槍頂着人質的頭。 a gun battle between rival gangs 對立幫派間的槍戰 high levels of gun crime/violence 槍支犯罪/暴力的高發率 gun owners/ownership 槍支所有者/所有權 gun control/laws 槍支管制法
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflicta2Enemy ship approaching! Man the guns! 敵艦開過來了！槍炮手就位！ Guns were firing and grenades going off all around. 槍聲大作，手榴彈四處爆炸。 He grinned and cocked the gun with his thumb. 他咧嘴笑着，用拇指扳上扳機。 He pulled a gun from his pocket. 他從衣袋裏拔出槍。 She raised her gun, aimed and fired. 她舉起槍，瞄準並開槍。 I found myself looking down the barrel of a gun. 我發現一支槍的槍口正對着我。 I loaded the gun with my last two bullets. 我把最後兩顆子彈裝入槍膛。 Jorge quickly holstered his gun. 若熱迅速地把槍放進槍套。 My big brother taught me about gun safety. 我的哥哥教我槍支使用安全知識。 She brandished the gun menacingly. 她意帶威脅地揮舞着槍。 The gunman turned the gun on himself. 持槍者掉轉槍口對準了自己。 The police pointed to the success of a gun amnesty earlier this year. 警方談到了今年早些時候槍支特赦行動的成功。 There were several guns mounted in the back of the vehicle. 這輛車的後部架着好幾門炮。 These kids have grown up in a drugs and gun culture. 這些孩子在充斥着毒品和槍支的文化環境中長大。 They grudgingly took off their gun belts and holsters. 他們很不情願地摘下槍帶和槍套。 They succeeded in silencing the enemy guns. 他們成功地打啞了敵人的炮火。 This new gun shoots a laser beam at the target. 這支新槍會向目標物射出激光束。 Two armed men held a gun to his head and made him empty the safe. 兩名武裝分子用槍指着他的頭，讓他把保險櫃中的東西全拿了出來。 We're very short of guns and ammunition. 我們非常缺乏槍支彈藥。 the powerful gun lobby in the US 美國強大的反禁槍遊說勢力 He walked into the bank and pointed his gun at the cashier. 他走進銀行，用槍指着出納員。 He was injured in a gun battle between rival gangs. 他在對立幫派之間的槍戰中受傷。 Should commercial airline pilots be permitted to carry guns? 是否應該允許商業航空公司飛行員攜帶槍支？ The battleship fired its main 16-inch guns against enemy coastal positions. 戰艦向敵人沿海陣地發射了16英寸口徑的主炮。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- heavy
- loaded
- …
- be armed with
- carry
- have
- …
- blaze
- fire
- go off
- …
- control
- law
- crime
- …
- the barrel of a gun
- guns and ammunition
- hold a gun on somebody
- …
- [countable]
a tool that uses pressure to send out a substance or an object 噴射器；噴槍 a staple gun U 形釘槍
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- heavy
- loaded
- …
- be armed with
- carry
- have
- …
- blaze
- fire
- go off
- …
- control
- law
- crime
- …
- the barrel of a gun
- guns and ammunition
- hold a gun on somebody
- …
- the gun[singular]
the signal to begin a race, that is made by firing a special gun, called a starting pistol, into the air 起跑信號；發令槍聲 - [countable] (informal, especially North American English)
a person who is paid to shoot somebody 受僱殺人的槍手 a hired gun 僱用的槍手
see also big gun, flashgun, laser gun, son of a gun
Word OriginMiddle English gunne, gonne, perhaps from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning ‘war’.
Idioms
(with) all/both guns blazing
- (informal)
with a lot of energy and determination 充滿活力；精神抖擻 The champions came out (with) all guns blazing. 優勝者們神采奕奕地登場亮相。
be going great guns
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to be doing something quickly and successfully 做得快；順利；成功
hold/put a gun to somebody’s head
to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do, by making threats 威脅某人；脅迫某人就範
jump the gun
to do something too soon, before the right time 搶跑；過早行動
spike somebody’s guns
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to cause the plans of an opponent to fail 打亂對手的計劃
stick to your guns
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to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong 不聽别人勸告；堅持己見；一意孤行
under the gun