pistol

noun

/ˈpɪstl/

a small gun that you can hold and fire with one hand手枪
- The assassin shot the two men with a 9mm automatic pistol.行刺者用9毫米自动手枪向那两个男人开枪。
- a starting pistol (= used to signal the start of a race)发令枪
see also air pistol, starting pistol, water pistol
- He drew his pistol, aimed and fired.他拔出手枪，然后瞄准射击。
- He was robbed in his hotel at pistol point.在旅馆里，他遭人持枪抢劫。
- There were two of them, both carrying pistols.他们有两个人，都带着手枪。
- runners waiting for the starting pistol等候发令枪声的赛跑运动员
- Sharpe took the loaded pistol from his belt, cocked it, and laid it beside him.夏普从腰带上取下装有子弹的手枪，扳上扳机，放在他身边。
- The official fired a starting pistol to begin the race.那名官员扣响发令枪开始比赛。
Topics War and conflictc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- automatic
- machine
- semi-automatic
- …
verb + pistol
- load
- reload
- draw
- …
pistol + noun
- shot
- cartridge
- grip
- …
词源mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.

词汇	pistol
释义	pistol noun /ˈpɪstl/ /ˈpɪstl/ a small gun that you can hold and fire with one hand手枪 The assassin shot the two men with a 9mm automatic pistol.行刺者用9毫米自动手枪向那两个男人开枪。 a starting pistol (= used to signal the start of a race)发令枪 see also air pistol, starting pistol, water pistol He drew his pistol, aimed and fired.他拔出手枪，然后瞄准射击。 He was robbed in his hotel at pistol point.在旅馆里，他遭人持枪抢劫。 There were two of them, both carrying pistols.他们有两个人，都带着手枪。 runners waiting for the starting pistol等候发令枪声的赛跑运动员 Sharpe took the loaded pistol from his belt, cocked it, and laid it beside him.夏普从腰带上取下装有子弹的手枪，扳上扳机，放在他身边。 The official fired a starting pistol to begin the race.那名官员扣响发令枪开始比赛。 Topics War and conflictc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective automatic machine semi-automatic … verb + pistol load reload draw … pistol + noun shot cartridge grip … 词源mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
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