gunfire
noun /ˈɡʌnfaɪə(r)/
/ˈɡʌnfaɪər/
[uncountable]- the repeated firing of guns; the sound of guns firing
（接连不断的）炮火，炮火声 - an exchange of gunfire with the police
与警方的交火 - I could hear gunfire.
我可以听到炮声。
- A convoy was hit by gunfire.
一支护航舰队被炮火击中。 - Bursts of celebratory gunfire could be heard on the streets.
能听到大街上一阵阵庆祝的炮火声。 - Heavy gunfire broke out in the capital last night.
昨晚首都响起了密集的枪炮声。 - Seventy protesters were killed by indiscriminate gunfire.
70 名抗议者被乱枪射杀。 - The terrorists boarded the bus and sprayed the passengers with gunfire.
恐怖分子登上公共汽车，开枪扫射乘客。 - They sprayed gunfire into the crowd.
他们用枪向人群中扫射。 - They were killed in an exchange of gunfire between riot police and demonstrators.
他们在防暴警察和示威者的交火中身亡。 - We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire.
我们听到自动枪炮发出快速的射击声。 - Youths exchanged gunfire with police.
年轻人与警方交火了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- intense
- scattered
- …
- burst
- hear
- spray
- spray somebody/something with
- …
- break out
- erupt
- echo
- …
- the crackle, rattle, sound, etc. of gunfire
- an exchange of gunfire
- an exchange of gunfire with the police