bullet

noun

/ˈbʊlɪt/

Idioms

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a small metal object that is fired from a gun
- He was found to have a single bullet wound in his chest.
- There were bullet holes in the door.
- He was killed by a bullet in the head.
- A soldier fired live bullets into the crowd.
- The mirror had been broken by bullets from a gun.
- An assassin's bullet killed Martin Luther King Jr.
see also magic bullet, plastic bullet, rubber bullet, silver bullet
Extra Examples
- A stray bullet whistled past his ear.
- He got a bullet in the back.
- He was killed by a single bullet to the head.
- I would have taken a bullet for Jack.
- It is a bullet from the same gun that killed the Italian.
- She was shot through the head by a sniper's bullet.
- Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.
- The body was riddled with bullets.
- The bullet missed his heart by less than an inch.
- The bullets ricocheted off the stones.
- The embassy was sprayed with bullets.
- The second bullet hit her in the back.
- They died in a hail of bullets.
- They had put a bullet through his brain.
Topics War and conflictb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- speeding
- stray
- single
- …
verb + bullet
- dodge
- fire
- spray something with
- …
bullet + verb
- hit somebody/something
- pierce somebody/something
- shoot somebody
- …
bullet + noun
- hole
- wound
- scar
- …
preposition
- bullet from
- bullet in
- bullet through
- …
phrases
- a hail of bullets
- a volley of bullets
- take a bullet (for somebody)
- …
See full entry
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a cannonball): from French boulet, boulette ‘small ball’, diminutive of boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’.

Idioms

bite the bullet

(informal) to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation which cannot be avoided
- I wasn’t happy with the way my career was going so I decided to bite the bullet and look for another job.

dodge a/the bullet | dodge bullets

(especially US English, informal) to only just avoid getting hurt in a dangerous situation
- South Texas dodged a bullet with no direct hit from Hurricane Emily.
- They dodged bullets and sniper fire to carry out their mission.
Topics Successc2

单词	bullet
释义	bullet noun /ˈbʊlɪt/ /ˈbʊlɪt/ Idioms jump to other results a small metal object that is fired from a gun He was found to have a single bullet wound in his chest. There were bullet holes in the door. He was killed by a bullet in the head. A soldier fired live bullets into the crowd. The mirror had been broken by bullets from a gun. An assassin's bullet killed Martin Luther King Jr. see also magic bullet, plastic bullet, rubber bullet, silver bullet Extra Examples A stray bullet whistled past his ear. He got a bullet in the back. He was killed by a single bullet to the head. I would have taken a bullet for Jack. It is a bullet from the same gun that killed the Italian. She was shot through the head by a sniper's bullet. Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged near his spine. The body was riddled with bullets. The bullet missed his heart by less than an inch. The bullets ricocheted off the stones. The embassy was sprayed with bullets. The second bullet hit her in the back. They died in a hail of bullets. They had put a bullet through his brain. Topics War and conflictb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective speeding stray single … verb + bullet dodge fire spray something with … bullet + verb hit somebody/something pierce somebody/something shoot somebody … bullet + noun hole wound scar … preposition bullet from bullet in bullet through … phrases a hail of bullets a volley of bullets take a bullet (for somebody) … See full entry Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a cannonball): from French boulet, boulette ‘small ball’, diminutive of boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’. Idioms bite the bullet (informal) to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation which cannot be avoided I wasn’t happy with the way my career was going so I decided to bite the bullet and look for another job. dodge a/the bullet \| dodge bullets (especially US English, informal) to only just avoid getting hurt in a dangerous situation South Texas dodged a bullet with no direct hit from Hurricane Emily. They dodged bullets and sniper fire to carry out their mission. Topics Successc2
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