单词 | gun |
释义 | Word Frequency gun(ɡʌn) noun 1. a. a weapon with a metallic tube or barrel from which a missile is discharged, usually by force of an explosion. It may be portable or mounted. In a military context the term applies specifically to a flat-trajectory artillery piece b. (as modifier) a gun barrel 2. the firing of a gun as a salute or signal, as in military ceremonial 3. a member of or a place in a shooting party or syndicate 4. any device used to project something under pressure a grease gun a spray gun 5. US slang an armed criminal; gunman 6. Australian and New Zealand slang a. an expert b. (as modifier) a gun shearer a gun batsman 7. go great guns 8. jump the gun 9. spike someone's guns 10. stick to one's guns verbWord forms: guns, gunning or gunned 11. (when tr, often foll by down) to shoot (someone) with a gun 12. (transitive) to press hard on the accelerator of (an engine) to gun the engine of a car 13. (intransitive) to hunt with a gun Word origin C14: probably from a female pet name shortened from the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr (from Old Norse gunnr war + hildr war) |
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