| 词汇 | gun |
| 释义 | gun Theme: CRIMINAL n. a hired gunman; a bodyguard or a member of a gang of criminals. (Underworld and Western.)Bruno and his guns came by to remind Gary of what he owed Mr. Big.Tell your guns to lay off. Theme: ENGINE tr. to race an engine; to rev up an engine.See how loud it is when I gun it?Gun the thing again and let me hear it. Theme: PEOPLE - IMPORTANT n. a leader; the key member of a group.Who's the gun around here?Bruno is the gun, and what he says goes. gun 1. adjective 1 excellent NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 2 expert AUSTRALIA, 1916 2. noun 1 a hired gunman US, 1920. 2 an expert at some occupation, especially shearing AUSTRALIA, 1897. 3 a pickpocket US, 1965. 4 a hypodermic needle and syringe US, 1899. 5 the upper arm; the bicep muscle US, 1973. 6 the penis UK, 1675. 7 any instrument used for tattooing US, 1989. 8 an electric guitar. From the symbolic actions of guitarists like Jimi Hendrix (1942–70) who stressed the metaphor when he recorded the song 'Machine Gun' in 1969 US, 1988. 9 a brass horn US, 1960. 10 a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions US, 1965. 11 in the language of wind surfing, a sailboard that is moderately long and tapered at the rear US, 1985. 12 in horse racing, a complete effort by a jockey US, 1976. 13 on the railways, a track torpedo used to warn an engineer of danger ahead US, 1975. 14 any signal that a quarter of a football game has ended US, 1971.► on the gunengaged in crime as a profession US, 1950.► under the gun1. (used of a prison) under armed guard US, 2002.2. in poker, said of the player who must act first in a given situation US, 1947 3. verb 1 to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine US, 1920. 2 to inject a drug intravenously UK, 2003. 3 to look over, to examine UK, 1812. 4 to attack verbally UK, 2003. 5 in computing, to use a computer's force-quit feature to close a malfunctioning program US, 1983.► gun it(of a vehicle) to travel at top speed. From earlier, now conventional sense of 'gun' (to run an engine at full power) US, 1976 gun down gun sb down • gun down sb to shoot someone and kill or injure them, especially when they cannot escape or defend themselves: The journalist had been gunned down in the driveway of his San Francisco home. The men dragged Oliveros out of his car and gunned him down in the street..■ SIMILAR TO: shoot, shoot down be gunning for 1. be gunning for sth to be trying to get or win something, by competing against other people: Manchester United were gunning for their third straight win. He is now said to be gunning for the top job at the Daily Mail.2. be gunning for sb informal to be trying to make trouble for someone or to harm them, especially because you are angry with them about something: I didn't know that by then the terrorists were gunning for me, too. She now has half the Labour Party gunning for her. gun1. verb, slang (of a vehicle) To accelerate or increase speed suddenly or rapidly. Okay, I've got the cash. Now gun it and get us out of here! 2. noun, slang One who has been hired to kill someone. The boss will have a hired gun to take care of the informant, don't worry. 3. noun, slang A particularly muscular arm; an arm's large bicep. Usually used in the plural in reference to both arms or both sets of biceps. He always wears tank tops so he can show off his guns. I caught her flexing her guns in front of the mirror after her workout. 4. noun, slang An important, successful, or influential person. He's the gun at the law firm; he wins every court case he gets. After failing to convince the IT department that implementing new network security controls would be in everyone's best interest, Mike felt it was time to bring in the big guns, so he called a company meeting with the executive board. gun1. n. a hired gunman; a bodyguard, an assassin, or a member of a gang of criminals. (Underworld and Western.) Willie and his guns came by to remind Gary of what he owed Mr. Gutman. 2. n. a leader; the key member of a group. Who’s the gun around here? 3. tv. to race an engine; to rev up an engine. See how loud it is when I gun it? 4. Go to guns. guns n. the biceps; large muscular arms. (see also pythons.) He lifts weights to build up his guns.
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