gunslinger

英 [ˈɡʌnslɪŋə(r)] 美 [ˈɡʌnslɪŋər]

n.  (尤指美国西部电影中受人雇用的)杀手

复数:gunslingers

法律

BNC.38482 / COCA.26763



牛津词典

noun

  1. (尤指美国西部电影中受人雇用的)杀手
    a person who is paid to kill people, especially in films/movies about the American Wild West

    柯林斯词典

    1. 持枪者;(尤指)持枪歹徒
      A gunslinger is someone, especially a criminal, who uses guns in fighting.

      双语例句

      1. It's like complaining that in a western, you knew right from the beginning that the bad gunslinger and the good guy would have a showdown at the end.
        这就像是抱怨在西部片里,一开场你就知道杀手和英雄会在最后一决生死。
      2. And in this volume of stories presented here, he tries to draw the young gunslinger, Roland Deschain himself, into his deadly web and convince him of the inevitability of his cause.
        在现在呈现的这些故事中,嗜血魔王试图诱使年轻的枪手罗兰德进入他的死亡陷阱,并试图说服他这是他必然的归宿。
      3. On the band's last world tour he was sporting an extravagant moustache, a waistcoat and a bootlace tie like a gunslinger from Tombstone.
        在乐队'世界巡演的最后一个奢侈的运动,他胡子,一个背心和领带鞋带像神枪从墓碑。
      4. Bigelow characterized China as "the new gunslinger in Dodge" when it came to space exploration.
        比奇洛把中国定性为开始参与太空探索的“开着道奇的新枪手”。
      5. They hired a gunslinger to catch the cattle thieves.
        他们雇了一个杀手去抓盗牛贼。
      6. The gunslinger learns too late.
        劫匪却太晚才懂得这个道理。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a professional killer who uses a gun

          Synonym:    gunmanhired gungungun for hiretriggermanhit manhitmantorpedoshooter