英语词汇“to aim off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e. intransitive. to aim off: to point a rifle, etc., away from the direction pointing directly towards the target, in order to allow for the wind, the effect of gravity, etc. Also in extended use.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > take aim

aim1566

vizyc1600

hold1881

to aim off1904

to draw down1907

1864 A. Walker Rifle Theory & Practice vi. 158 It would..be impossible to lay down any fixed rules as to the abatement to be made for wind in shooting, or the distance to ‘aim off’ the target in order to hit it.]

1904 W. Winans Hints on Revolver Shooting ix. 79 The aim should be at the actual elevation you want the bullet to go, so as to enable you to aim off at ‘III o'clock’ and ‘IX o'clock’ for right and left runs respectively.

1932 J. A. Barlow Elem. Rifle Shooting iv. 44 We have to learn to aim at some spot other than the one which we want to hit... We will..concentrate on the problem of how to aim off.

1951 Wonder Bk. R.A.F. (new ed.) 126 The navigator shall..estimate, by calculation, the extent to and direction in which he must ‘aim off’ in order to arrive at his intended destination.

2001 G. Strachan tr. A. Makine Requiem for Lost Empire iv. 126 He still recalled the sergeant wetting his forefinger with saliva, raising it in the air to check the direction of the wind and explaining to them how much they needed to aim off.

单词	to aim off
释义	> as lemmas to aim off e. intransitive. to aim off: to point a rifle, etc., away from the direction pointing directly towards the target, in order to allow for the wind, the effect of gravity, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > take aim aim1566 vizyc1600 hold1881 to aim off1904 to draw down1907 1864 A. Walker Rifle Theory & Practice vi. 158 It would..be impossible to lay down any fixed rules as to the abatement to be made for wind in shooting, or the distance to ‘aim off’ the target in order to hit it.] 1904 W. Winans Hints on Revolver Shooting ix. 79 The aim should be at the actual elevation you want the bullet to go, so as to enable you to aim off at ‘III o'clock’ and ‘IX o'clock’ for right and left runs respectively. 1932 J. A. Barlow Elem. Rifle Shooting iv. 44 We have to learn to aim at some spot other than the one which we want to hit... We will..concentrate on the problem of how to aim off. 1951 Wonder Bk. R.A.F. (new ed.) 126 The navigator shall..estimate, by calculation, the extent to and direction in which he must ‘aim off’ in order to arrive at his intended destination. 2001 G. Strachan tr. A. Makine Requiem for Lost Empire iv. 126 He still recalled the sergeant wetting his forefinger with saliva, raising it in the air to check the direction of the wind and explaining to them how much they needed to aim off. extracted from aimv. < as lemmas
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