noun🔗Share猎枪,散弹枪。 A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge."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。weaponitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)"我喊副驾驶!vehiclepositionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share排屋,筒子楼。 A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line."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。architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。sportmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。weaponvehiclemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胁迫的,强迫的 (as a modifier) Relating to the threat of force or dubious means: e.g. shotgun wedding, shotgun diplomacy."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。politicsfamilyactionmilitaryattitudesocietyweaponlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。businessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吹气,反吹。 (smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth."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。communicationactionhumanbodysexentertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢先说定,霸占。 To verbally lay claim to (something)"I got a day off because I shotgunned it."我休了一天假,因为我抢先说定了。communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share直接回击 (zhíjiē huíjí), 正面还击 (zhèngmiàn huánjí). To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher."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.)sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."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。drinkentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."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。communicationtechnologyinternetcomputingbusinessactionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share乱枪打鸟式调试 To employ the technique of shotgun debugging."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。computingtechnicaltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading