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gunslinger

/ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋər/ /ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋɡər/

Meanings
noun

枪手，神枪手.

In the Old West: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw.

Examples :

"Although the town was usually peaceful, everyone knew that a famous gunslinger lived just outside of town, ready to defend it if necessary. "
虽然镇上通常很平静，但大家都知道一位有名的神枪手就住在镇外，必要时会挺身而出保卫小镇。
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noun

枪手，神枪手，胆大妄为的人

In modern usage: a person who behaves with the bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.

Examples :

"Even though he was just arguing about a parking space, Mark acted like a total gunslinger, aggressively confronting the other driver. "
即使他只是在争论一个停车位，马克也表现得像个十足的枪手一样，气势汹汹地和另一个司机对峙，好像随时要掏枪决斗似的。
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Related Words

Illustration outside

outside noun

/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/

外面, 外部.

"The outside of the school building was painted a bright yellow. "

学校大楼的外面被漆成了亮黄色。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration although

although conjunction

/ɔːlˈðəʊ/ /ɑlˈðoʊ/

虽然，尽管。

"Although it was very muddy, the football game went on."

虽然地上很泥泞，足球比赛还是照常进行了。

Illustration peaceful

peaceful adjective

/ˈpiːsfəl/

和平的，安宁的.

"peaceful protest"

和平抗议

Illustration bravado

bravado noun

/brəˈvɑːdoʊ/

虚张声势，逞能。

"The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado."

那个愤怒的顾客站在展厅中央，大声地抱怨着，语气中充满了虚张声势的逞能。

Illustration behaves

behaves verb

/bɪˈheɪvz/

表现，举止。

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."

小姑娘，你要好好表现，注意你的举止。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

Illustration necessary

necessary noun

/ˈnɛsəsɹɪ/ /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/

厕所, 洗手间

"The school's new addition includes a modern necessary. "

学校的新增建筑包括一个现代化的洗手间。

Illustration carried

carried verb

/ˈkærid/ /ˈkerid/

携带，搬运。

"The student carried her heavy backpack to class. "

这个学生背着沉重的背包去上课了。

Illustration aggressively

aggressively adverb

/əˈɡrɛsɪvli/ /əˈɡrɛsɪvliː/

具有侵略性地， 挑衅地

"The student aggressively pursued the scholarship, attending every preparation session and studying late into the night. "

那个学生积极主动地争取奖学金，参加了每一次准备会议，并且学习到深夜。

Illustration expected

expected verb

/ɪksˈpɛktɪd/

预计，期望.

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从没料到自己会被发现。

Illustration confronting

confronting verb

/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/ /kəmˈfrʌntɪŋ/

面对，对抗。

"We should confront him about the missing money."

我们应该就失踪的钱和他当面对质/质问。