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shotguns

/ˈʃɒtɡʌnz/

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noun

猎枪，散弹枪。

A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

Examples :

"Meat was cooked up within hours after the hunter killed the deer with his shotgun."

猎人打猎后几个小时内，猎杀的鹿肉就被烹饪好了，他用的是一把散弹枪。

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noun

副驾驶座位，助手席.

The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.

Examples :

"I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)"

我喊副驾驶！

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noun

排屋，筒子楼。

A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.

Examples :

"Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi."

猫王普雷斯利出生在密西西比州图珀洛的一栋两居室排屋里。

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noun

散弹枪阵型，散弹枪站位。

An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.

Examples :

"The football team practiced running plays out of shotguns to improve their passing game. "

这支橄榄球队练习使用散弹枪阵型跑战术，以提高他们的传球水平。

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noun

猎枪的，鸟枪的

(as a modifier) Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense: e.g. shotgun cartridges, shotgun seat.

Examples :

"My grandpa keeps his shotguns locked in a cabinet in the garage. "

我爷爷把他的猎枪都锁在车库的柜子里。

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noun

胁迫的，强迫的

(as a modifier) Relating to the threat of force or dubious means: e.g. shotgun wedding, shotgun diplomacy.

Examples :

"The company's "shotgun approach" to marketing, trying every possible strategy at once, ultimately proved ineffective. "

这家公司采取的“胁迫式”营销方式，试图同时运用所有可能的策略，最终证明是无效的。

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noun

广泛的，不加选择的.

(as a modifier) Relating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result: e.g. shotgun marketing, a shotgun approach.

Examples :

"Instead of using a targeted campaign, the company employed shotguns - advertising on every platform and hoping to reach someone, anyone. "

公司没有采用精准营销，而是采取了广撒网的方式——在所有平台上投放广告，希望能触及到某个人，任何人。

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verb

吹气，反吹。

(smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.

Examples :

"The older brother shotgunned the pipe, sending a plume of smoke into his little sister's mouth. "

哥哥吹气反吹烟斗，把一股烟喷进了妹妹的嘴里。

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verb

抢先说定，霸占。

To verbally lay claim to (something)

Examples :

"I got a day off because I shotgunned it."

我休了一天假，因为我抢先说定了。

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verb

直接回击 (zhíjiē huíjí), 正面还击 (zhèngmiàn huánjí).

To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.

Examples :

"The batter shotguns the ball right back to the pitcher, who barely ducked in time. "

击球手直接把球正面还击给投手，投手险些没来得及躲开。(Jíqiú shǒu zhíjiē bǎ qiú zhèngmiàn huánjí gěi tóushǒu, tóushǒu xiǎnxiē méi láidéjí duǒkāi.)

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verb

速饮，一口闷。

To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.

Examples :

"During the tailgate party before the football game, everyone shotguns a can of soda. "

在足球比赛前的尾门派对上，大家都速饮了一罐汽水。

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verb

广撒网, 碰运气。

To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.

Examples :

"To find an apartment quickly, Maria shotguns emails to every listing she could find, hoping one landlord would respond positively. "

为了尽快找到公寓，玛丽亚广撒网，给所有能找到的房源都发了邮件，希望能有一个房东积极回复。

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verb

乱枪打鸟式调试

To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.

Examples :

"Because the website kept crashing, I decided to shotgun the code by commenting out sections randomly to see if that would fix the problem. "

由于网站一直崩溃，我决定用乱枪打鸟式调试代码，随机注释掉一些代码段，看看能不能解决问题。

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