gun

英 [ɡʌn] 美 [ɡʌn]

• n. 枪；炮；节流阀
• vt. 枪击；打开节流阀
• vi. 用枪打猎

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]枪,炮

   a weapon from which bullets are fired through a metal tube

2. [S]起跑信号,发令枪声

   signal to begin a race, given with a starting pistol

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 开枪,开炮

   shoot sb or fire the gun

2. vt. & vi. 加大油门

   step heavily on the accelerator

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 枪，炮
2. 枪状物
3. 喷射器
4. <美俚>小偷，扒手，持枪歹徒，职业杀手
5. <美口>神枪手
6. （信号枪、礼炮等的）鸣放，<喻>信号
7. （发动机的）油门，风门
8. <美俚>毒品注射器

v. 动词

1. 用枪射击，开枪，用枪打猎
2. <美口>加大油门，加速
3. 伺机指责某人
4. 竭力谋求

英英释义

Noun:

1. a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

2. large but transportable armament

3. a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

4. a professional killer who uses a gun

5. a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine

6. a pedal that controls the throttle valve;

   "he stepped on the gas"
   

7. the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies;

   "two runners started before the gun"
   "a twenty gun salute"
   

Verb:

1. shoot with a gun

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The gun has a carry of 400 yards.
   这枪的射程为四百码。
2. He was clubbed to death with a butt of a gun.
   他是被人用枪托殴打致死的。
3. It's illegal to carry guns in our country.
   在我们国家，携带枪支是违法的。
4. The soldier saw a gun jutting out from a bush.
   那士兵看见一支枪从矮树丛伸出来。
5. The gun has an elevation of 45 degrees.
   这门炮的仰角为45度。
6. Two soldiers dismounted the gun from the base.
   两个战士把炮从底座上卸下来。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I saw them gun down innocent women and children.
   我看到他们枪杀无辜的妇女和儿童。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Guns are forbidden in China.
   中国禁用枪。
2. Rifles,pistols,revolvers and cannons are guns.
   步枪、手枪、左轮手枪以及大炮都是枪炮。
3. He shot a wolf with his gun.
   他用枪打死了一只狼。
4. The guns destroyed the enemy's position.
   大炮摧毁了敌人的阵地。
5. They painted the wall with a spray gun.
   他们用喷枪给墙喷漆。
6. Wait for the gun!
   等着发令枪响。
7. He hired a gun.
   他雇了一名枪手。
8. He is the criminal who used a gun to rob people.
   他就是那个持枪抢劫的罪犯。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The driver gunned away home.
   司机加大油门驱车回家。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The pilot of the airplane gunned his engine for a sharp climb.
   飞行员加大油门使飞机急剧爬升。
2. Two white-helmeted officers gunned their engines into life.
   两名戴着白色头盔的军官一下子把发动机发动起来。

经典引文

• They had two camel guns, small cannons which could be..fired from the backs of camels.

  出自： J. G. Farrell

• Police 'gunned down innocent man by mistake.'

  出自：Times

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

a big〔great〕 gun

大人物,要人 important person

draw a gun on

以枪威胁某人 use a gun to threaten sb

stick to〔stand by〕 one's guns

坚持自己的意见 refuse to change one's opinions

under the gun(s)

全速 at full speed

用作动词 (v.)

gun down (v.+adv.)

用枪击伤,枪杀 shoot, kill or wound (sb) with a gun, especially without pity
gun sb/sth ⇔ down
The criminal gunned the policeman down and escaped.

罪犯枪伤了警察,逃走了。
The Japanese troops gunned down countless numbers of innocent Chinese when they invaded China.

日本军队侵略中国后,枪杀了无数无辜的中国人。
The guard was gunned down.

卫兵被枪杀了。

gun for (v.+prep.)

追求,竭力谋求 try to seek sth

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• adjust a gun (将火炮等)调整好射击
• aim one's gun at 把枪瞄准…
• beat the gun 偷跑
• carry a gun 带枪
• clean a gun 擦枪
• draw a gun 拔出枪来
• fire a gun 开枪
• hold a gun 持枪
• hold a gun on sb 把枪对准某人
• hold a gun to sb's head 把枪口对准某人的脑袋
• jump the gun 提前行动,(赛跑时的)抢跑
• lay a gun 瞄准
• level one's gun at 用枪瞄准…,把枪对准…
• load a gun 装子弹
• man a gun 就位
• point a gun at sb 用枪对着某人
• shoot a gun 放枪,打炮
• shoulder a gun 扛枪,使枪上肩
• stick to one's guns 固守阵地,固执己见
• turn one's gun round 掉转枪口

形容词+～

• big gun 大炮,大人物
• heavy gun 重炮
• light gun 轻型枪
• small gun 小枪

名词+～

• air gun 气枪
• BB gun BB 型气枪
• field gun 野战炮
• machine gun 机关枪
• magazine gun 连发枪
• ray gun 激光枪,射线枪
• shot gun 猎枪
• Tommy gun 〈口〉汤姆枪,冲锋枪
• starter's gun 发令枪

介词+～

• warship with 16-inch guns 装备16英寸口径大炮的兵舰
• as sure as a gun 千真万确
• be made like a gun 造得结实
• under the gun 在严密监视之下

～+介词

• gun with a good field of fire 射程远的枪

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• gun down 枪杀

～+介词

• gun for 用枪搜索捕杀,寻求,争取,伺机加害

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. gun一般用作可数名词,是“枪,炮”的总称,主要指小型枪炮,还可表示“任何类似枪或炮的物体”。gun的复数形式可泛指“枪”。
2. the gun表示用发令枪发出的起跑信号、发令枪声,作此解时,一般用单数形式。
3. gun在英国口语里有时还可指“带枪的人〔手〕”,在美国俚语中可指“持枪歹徒,扒手”。

v. (动词)

1. gun的基本意思是“开枪”“开炮”“射击”,常与down,for等词连用。还可表示“枪杀,用枪射击”“开大油门”等。
2. gun可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

gun, artillery, cannon

• 这组词都有“枪炮”“火炮”的意思。其区别是：
• gun指小型枪炮或其他枪状物、喷射器等; cannon指比较大型的、火力较猛的“大炮”“火炮”“加农炮”“榴弹炮”或战斗机上的“机关炮”; artillery是所有火炮,大炮的总称。例如:
• The gun sounded and the race began.信号枪一响,赛跑就开始了。
• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们发射大炮。
• They got an antiaircraft artillery from their enemy.他们从敌人那里缴获一门高射炮。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他枪杀了他的妹妹。

   误 He shot his sister by a gun.

   正 He shot his sister with a gun.

   析 gun是“枪杀”的工具,其前应用介词with,不可以用by。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的gobbukde，意为枪，炮。

近反义词

【近义词】

• heater
• persuader
• piece
• pistol
• shooter