a long gun that fires a lot of small metal bullets (called shot) and is used especially for shooting birds or animals 猎枪；霰弹枪 The farmer kept a shotgun for killing crows and foxes. 那个农民有一支火枪，用来猎杀乌鸦和狐狸。 the barrel of a shotgun 猎枪枪筒
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 12-bore
- 12-gauge
- double-barrelled/double-barreled
- …
- cock
- fire
- be armed with
- …
- licence
- cartridge
- pellet
- …
- of a/the shotgun
- with a shotgun
Idioms
ride shotgun
- (especially North American English, informal)
to ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck 坐在车的前排座位上