单词 | gunfires |
释义 | gun /gun/noun
Expert, pre-eminent ORIGIN: ME gonne, prob from Gunna used as a pet name for an engine of war, poss from the woman's name Gunhild (ON gunnr war, and hildr war) gunˈless adjective gunnˈage noun The number of guns carried by a warship gunnˈer noun
gunnˈery noun The art of managing guns, or the science of artillery gunnˈing noun gun barrel noun The tube of a gun gunˈboat noun A small vessel of light draught, fitted to carry one or more guns (gunboat diplomacy the show or threat of (orig naval) force in international negotiation) gun carriage noun A carriage on which a cannon is mounted gunˈcotton noun An explosive prepared by saturating cotton with nitric and sulphuric acids gun deck noun A deck in old warships carrying guns below the main deck (earlier below spar deck) gun dog noun A dog trained to work with a shooting-party gunˈfight noun A fight involving two or more people with guns, esp formerly in the old American West (also intransitive verb) gunˈfighter noun gunˈfire noun
gunˈflint noun A piece of flint fitted to the hammer of a flintlock musket gunˈhouse noun A protective shelter for a gun, and gunner, on a warship gunˈlayer noun A person who sets the sights of a ship's gun gunˈlock noun The mechanism in some guns by which the charge is exploded gunˈmaker noun gunˈman noun A man who carries a gun, esp an armed criminal gunˈmetal noun
gun moll noun (slang)
gunˈplay noun The use of guns, esp in a fight or display of skill gunˈpoint noun The muzzle, or directed aim, of a gun (at gunpoint see below) gunˈport noun A porthole or similar opening for a gun gunˈpowder noun
gunˈroom noun
gunˈrunner noun gunˈrunning noun Smuggling guns into a country gunˈship noun An armed ship, helicopter, etc gunˈshot noun
adjective Caused by the shot of a gun gunˈ-shy adjective Frightened by guns or by the sound of guns (also figurative) gunˈsight noun A device helping the user of a gun to aim at a target gunˈslinger noun (informal) A gunfighter gunˈsmith noun A workman who makes or repairs guns or small arms gunˈstick noun A ramrod gunˈstock noun The piece on which the barrel of a gun is fixed gunˈstone noun (Shakespeare) A stone shot as sure as a gun Quite sure, certainly at gunpoint Under, or using, the threat of injury or death from a gun beat the gun To jump the gun (see under jump1) blow great guns (of wind) to blow tempestuously go great guns (informal) To function, be carried out, etc with great success, speed, efficiency, etc great gun
gun for
hired gun (informal)
kiss the gunner's daughter To be tied to a gun for a flogging son of a gun
spike someone's guns see under spike1 stick (or stand) to one's guns To maintain one's position staunchly |
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