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bullet

/ˈbʊl.ɪt/

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noun

子弹，弹丸

A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully loaded the bullet into the rifle. "

猎人小心翼翼地把子弹装进了步枪。

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noun

子弹，弹药

An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

Examples :

"The bullet was found lodged in the wall after the accidental discharge. "

事故走火后，人们发现那颗子弹嵌在了墙里。

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noun

弹丸, 子弹。

Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

Examples :

"The boy carefully loaded the bullet into his slingshot before aiming at the target. "

男孩小心地把弹丸装进弹弓，然后瞄准了目标。

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noun

项目符号，圆点。

A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)

Examples :

"The grocery list had a bullet next to each item to be purchased. "

购物清单上，每样要买的东西前面都有一个圆点符号。

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noun

期末大额还款，一次性还款

A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

Examples :

"The final bullet payment on their mortgage was surprisingly large. "

他们房贷的最后一笔期末大额还款非常惊人。

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noun

枪毙信，拒绝信。

A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.

Examples :

"The college sent a bullet, informing her that she hadn't been accepted to their program. "

学校给她发了一封枪毙信，通知她没有被他们的项目录取。

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noun

一年刑期

One year of prison time

Examples :

"John received a bullet for skipping school. "

约翰因为逃学被判了一年刑期。

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noun

老A, 王牌

An ace (the playing card).

Examples :

"My brother's hand held up the ace of spades – a perfect bullet. "

我哥哥手里拿着黑桃A，真是一张完美的王牌。

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noun

子弹，弹丸

Anything that is projected extremely fast.

Examples :

"The bullet train zipped past the station at incredible speed. "

那列高速列车像一颗飞速射出的子弹一样，以惊人的速度驶过车站。

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noun

飞快的，高速的

(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).

Examples :

"bullet chess"

飞速快棋

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noun

铅锤，测锤

A plumb or sinker.

Examples :

"The fishing line was weighted with a small lead bullet to help it sink quickly. "

鱼线系了一个小铅锤，这样能快速沉入水底。

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noun

炮弹，弹丸

(particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.

Examples :

"The children practiced throwing bullets at the bowling pins on the school field. "

孩子们在学校操场上练习投掷炮弹，瞄准滚球瓶。

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noun

巧克力甘草糖，子弹糖

A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.

Examples :

"My sister bought a box of bullet chocolates for the school bake sale. "

我妹妹买了一盒子弹糖，准备拿到学校的烘焙义卖会上卖。

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子弹, 弹丸

Examples :

"The child carefully held the small, round bullet of clay. "

孩子小心翼翼地捧着那个小小的、圆圆的泥土弹丸。

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noun

炮弹, 弹丸

Examples :

"The cannon fired a large bullet, shattering the window. "

大炮发射了一枚巨大的炮弹，把窗户震碎了。

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noun

球节

The fetlock of a horse.

Examples :

"The horse's bullet was sore after the long ride. "

长途跋涉后，这匹马的球节磨得很疼。

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verb

要点突出，加项目符号

To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

Examples :

"The teacher bulleted the key points of the presentation to make them stand out. "

老师用项目符号标出了演示文稿的要点，让它们更加突出。

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verb

飞驰, 疾驰

To speed, like a bullet.

Examples :

"Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."

他们的首秀开始很慢，但在第四周飞速蹿升至第六名。

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verb

发射，射击，快速射出

To make a shot, especially with great speed.

Examples :

"He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."

他头球攻门，像子弹一样快速射入球网，拿下了本赛季的第一个进球。

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noun

小公牛，牛犊.

A young or little bull; a male calf.

Examples :

"The farmer showed his son the small bullet, a young bull calf. "

农场主把他养的小公牛，也就是一头小牛犊，指给儿子看。

animal essential