及物动词

名词

1. 枪；炮
A gun is a weapon from which bullets or other things are fired.

2. 发令枪
A gun or a starting gun is an object like a gun that is used to make a noise to signal the start of a race.

3. 把…发动起来；给…加大油门；使加速
To gun an engine or a vehicle means to make it start or go faster by pressing on the accelerator pedal.

4. see also: airgun;machine-gun;shotgun;sub-machine gun

5. 全力以赴；鼓足干劲
If you come out with guns blazing or with all guns blazing, you put all your effort and energy into trying to achieve something.

6. 抢先行动；过早地行动
If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time.

7. 坚持自己的立场；固执己见；一意孤行
If you stick to your guns, you continue to have your own opinion about something even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong.

相关词组：gun downgun for

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

e.g. two runners started before the gun
a twenty gun salute

2. a pedal that controls the throttle valve

e.g. he stepped on the gas

Synonym: acceleratoraccelerator pedalgas pedalgasthrottle

3. large but transportable armament

Synonym: artilleryheavy weaponordnance

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

Synonym: grease-gun

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

6. a professional killer who uses a gun

Synonym: gunmangunslingerhired gungun for hiretriggermanhit manhitmantorpedoshooter

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

Synonym: gunman