a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
例句
用作及物动词 (vt.)
A mass of sores has broken out on her leg. 腿上突然出现了一片溃疡。
The little man appeared out of thin air. 小矮人突然出现了。
The light spreads out from the enlarger lens. 光线从放大机的镜头发射出。
The device sends out lasers and collects the reflections to calculate motion. 该设备发射出激光，并通过读取反射计算移动。
用作名词 (n.)
When the bandit and the police began to shoot, John was almost in their lineoffire. 警匪枪战时，约翰几在他们枪弹经过的地方。
Whenever a gun battle breaks out, bullets whiz by your listening position with unerring accuracy and each grenade explosion sounds solid and convincing. 只要当一场枪战爆发时，子弹正确无误地在你的听音位置附近呼啸而过，而每次手榴弹爆炸听上去扎实而令人信服。
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