| 单词 | gun |
| 释义 | noun | verb gungun1 /gʌn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1WEAPON a weapon that fires bullets or shells (=large metal objects), especially one that can be carried: Someone fired a gun. The gun went off accidentally. Should ordinary citizens carry guns?2TOOL a tool or object used to send out objects or a liquid by using pressure: Use the glue gun to join the two pieces. → see also flashgun, spray gun3the big/top gun informal someone who controls an organization, or who is the most successful person in a group: All the big guns were at the meeting.4under the gun (to do something) informal in a difficult situation under a lot of pressure: To remain competitive, companies are under the gun to cut costs.5a hired gun informal someone who is paid to shoot someone else or to protect someone6a 21-gun salute an act of shooting guns as a sign of respect7hold/put a gun to somebody’s head informal to force someone to do something he or she does not want to do → see also go great guns at great1 (20), jump the gun at jump1 (11), son of a gun, stick to your guns at stick to (6) noun | verb gungun2 verb (gunned, gunning) [transitive] informal to make a car go very fast by pressing the accelerator very hardgun somebody ↔ down phrasal verb to shoot someone and badly injure or kill him or her, especially someone who cannot defend himself or herself: Two people were gunned down in the drive-by shooting.gun for phrasal verb1be gunning for something to be trying very hard to obtain something: Someone else is gunning for his job.2be gunning for somebody to be looking for an opportunity to criticize or harm someone |
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