gat
IPA/ɡæt/
KK[ɡˈæt]IPA/ɡæt/
gat — 名詞
- gatsingular
- gatsplural
1. a handgun — an old-fashioned slang word, especially used in stories and films ab
1.名詞C1
釋義
手槍
俚語，尤指老黑幫片中的手槍
a handgun — an old-fashioned slang word, especially used in stories and films about gangsters from the 1920s to the 1950s
例句
Omar kept a gat tucked into his belt beneath the jacket.
Omar 把一把手槍塞在腰帶裡，藏在夾克下面。
collocation: kept a gat tucked into
In the old crime film, Constanza's character drew a gat from her handbag.
在那部老犯罪片裡，Constanza 的角色從手提包中掏出一把手槍。
register: old crime film context
The police found a loaded gat under the driver's seat of the stolen car.
警方在贓車的駕駛座下方找到一把上膛的手槍。
Ezra had hidden the gat behind loose bricks in the old basement wall.
Ezra 把手槍藏在老舊地下室牆壁鬆動的磚塊後面。
用法筆記
Old-fashioned slang, mainly found in films and books about 1920s–1950s gangsters. In everyday English, use gun or handgun instead.
常見錯誤
❌The police officer drew his gat and aimed at the suspect.
✅The police officer drew his gun and aimed at the suspect.
💡gat is old gangster slang; it sounds wrong in modern or official contexts.