six-shooter

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

six-shooter — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

六發左輪槍

通常可裝六發子彈的左輪手槍

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.

Felix 把一把舊六發左輪槍放在床邊抽屜裡。

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

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

Jiwoo 在卡車座位底下發現了一把六發左輪槍。

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.