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gunned

UK /ɡʌnd/US /ɡʌnd/

词源

源自名词 'gun'(枪),加上过去分词后缀 '-ed',表示与枪相关的动作。

verb

❶ 指用枪射击或装备枪支的行为,通常用于描述武装行动或攻击。

“The robbers gunned down the security guard.”

(劫匪开枪打倒了保安。)

“The soldiers gunned the engine and sped away.”

(士兵们发动引擎疾驰而去。)

同义词:shot, fired, attacked, ambushed, assaulted

常见短语

gunned down — 指被枪击并倒下,常用于描述暴力事件或枪击案。

“The journalist was gunned down while covering the protest.”

(这名记者在报道抗议活动时被枪杀。)