pistol

IPA/ˈpɪstl/
KK[pˈɪstəl]IPA/ˈpɪstl/

pistol — 名詞

  • pistolsingular
  • pistolsplural

1. a small firearm designed to be gripped and fired using just one hand, typically

1.名詞B2
釋義

手槍

可單手握持發射的小型槍枝

a small firearm designed to be gripped and fired using just one hand, typically carried by police officers, soldiers, or security guards.

例句

Officer Reyes drew her pistol and ordered the driver to step out of the car.

Reyes 警官拔出手槍，命令駕駛下車。

draw + pistol; police context

Sergeant Walker cleaned his pistol at the kitchen table before leaving for the night shift.

Walker 警官在出發值夜班前，於廚房餐桌上清理他的手槍。

clean + pistol; police officer carrying a pistol

常見搭配
  • draw a pistol
  • fire a pistol
  • load a pistol
  • point a pistol at
  • starting pistol
  • starter pistol
  • pistol shot
同義詞
  • handgun

    broader term covering both pistols and revolvers

  • revolver

    specifically a handgun with a rotating cylinder of bullets

  • firearm

    any gun, including rifles and shotguns; more formal

文法句型

a pistol

draw / fire / load / point a pistol

用法筆記

Often distinguished from 'revolver' (which has a rotating cylinder) and 'rifle' (longer, two-handed). In athletics, 'starting pistol' or 'starter pistol' refers to a special blank-firing pistol used to signal the start of a race.

常見錯誤

He shot a pistol at the deer.
He shot the deer with a pistol.
the pistol is the instrument, not the thing being shot.
片語動詞

pistol-whip

phrasal verb

to hit someone repeatedly with the handle or barrel of a pistol, usually around the head.

用手槍柄毆打

The robbers pistol-whipped the elderly shopkeeper before fleeing with the cash.

慣用語

hold a pistol to someone's head

idiom

to force someone into doing something by threatening unpleasant consequences if they refuse.

拿槍抵著某人的頭；強迫某人就範

The bank held a pistol to her head, warning that the loan would be cancelled if she missed one more payment.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • draw a pistol
  • fire a pistol
  • load a pistol
  • carry a pistol

介系詞搭配

  • with a pistol
  • at (someone) with a pistol