six-shooter

/ˈsɪks ʃuːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɪks ʃuːtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsik(s)-ˌshü-tər/ (ame, mw)

six-shooter — noun

1. a handgun, especially a revolver, that is made to fire six shots before being lo

1.名詞C1
釋義

a handgun, especially a revolver, that is made to fire six shots before being loaded again

例句

Felix kept an old six-shooter in the drawer by his bed.

old six-shooter as a concrete object in a simple scene

Jiwoo found a six-shooter under the seat of the truck.

同義詞
  • revolver

    the precise general term for a handgun with a turning cylinder

  • six-gun

    a close synonym with a similar old-west flavor

  • pistol

    broader and less exact, because not every pistol is a revolver

文法句型

a six-shooter

carry a six-shooter

pull a six-shooter

用法筆記

This word usually refers to an older type of revolver and often appears in American western stories or other historical scenes. In neutral modern usage, speakers more often say revolver or handgun.

常見錯誤

❌The guard put six shooters into the gun.
✅The guard put six bullets into the six-shooter.
💡A six-shooter is the gun itself, not the bullets inside it.