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gunfire

UK //ˈɡʌn.faɪər//US //ˈɡʌn.faɪr//

词源

源自中古英语,由 'gun'(枪)和 'fire'(火、射击)组合而成,字面意为“枪的射击声”。

noun

❶ 指枪支射击时发出的连续或间断的声响,通常用于描述战斗、冲突或射击训练等场景中的枪声。

“The sound of gunfire echoed through the valley.”

(枪声在山谷中回荡。)

“They could hear distant gunfire from the battlefield.”

(他们能听到远处战场传来的枪声。)

同义词:gunshots, shooting, fire

常见短语

exchange of gunfire — 指双方互相射击的交火行为,常见于军事冲突或警匪对峙的场景。

“The police and the suspects were involved in an exchange of gunfire.”

(警方和嫌疑人发生了交火。)