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单词 turkey shoot
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Definition of turkey shoot in English:

turkey shoot

noun
North American informal
  • A situation, typically in a war, in which the aggressor has an overwhelming advantage.

    a high-tech turkey shoot rather than a war
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was a turkey shoot.
    • There's no air defense, It's simply a turkey shoot.
    • This is going to be a turkey shoot.
    • The enemy troops are basically dumb, turning a lot of the firefights into turkey shoots.
    • Single player games, while strangely entertaining, end up being little more than turkey shoots.
    • ‘It's a turkey shoot,’ claims one gleeful soldier.
    • We'd drive up to this clearing and it would be, well, a turkey shoot.
    • In truth, the four and a half mile ordeal is more like a turkey shoot.
 
 

Definition of turkey shoot in US English:

turkey shoot

nounˈtərki ʃut
North American informal
  • A situation, typically in a war, in which one side has an overwhelming advantage.

    a high-tech turkey shoot rather than a war
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was a turkey shoot.
    • We'd drive up to this clearing and it would be, well, a turkey shoot.
    • ‘It's a turkey shoot,’ claims one gleeful soldier.
    • There's no air defense, It's simply a turkey shoot.
    • In truth, the four and a half mile ordeal is more like a turkey shoot.
    • The enemy troops are basically dumb, turning a lot of the firefights into turkey shoots.
    • This is going to be a turkey shoot.
    • Single player games, while strangely entertaining, end up being little more than turkey shoots.
 
 
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