point-blank

adj.

1. 挨着的；近身的；近距离的
   fired with the gun touching or very close to the person or thing it is aimed at
   1. The officer was shot dead at point-blank range .
      这位军官被近距离开枪打死。
2. 直截了当（缺乏礼貌）的
   very definite and direct and not very polite
   1. a point-blank refusal
      断然拒绝

1. ADV 直截了当地；断然地
   If you say something point-blank, you say it very directly or rudely, without explaining or apologizing.
   1. The army apparently refused point blank to do what was required of them...
      军队貌似断然拒绝做他们分内的事情。
   2. Mr Patterson was asked point blank if he would resign.
      帕特森先生被直接问到他是否会辞职。
   3. Point-blank is also an adjective.
      
   4. ...a point-blank refusal.
      断然拒绝
2. ADV 近距离地；抵近地
   If someone or something is shot point-blank, they are shot when the gun is touching them or extremely close to them.
   1. He fired point-blank at Bernadette.
      他近距离朝贝尔纳黛特开了枪。
   2. Point-blank is also an adjective.
      
   3. He had been shot at point-blank range in the back of the head.
      他被人近距离开枪击中后脑。

1. He had been gunned down and killed at point-blank range.
   他被近距离开枪射杀。
2. He fired point-blank at Bernadette.
   他近距离朝贝尔纳黛特开了枪。
3. I asked a favour of him, but he refused point-blank.
   我求过他一次，但他断然拒绝了。
4. Would it be easier if she just asked, point-blank, for your assistance?
   如果她能够直截了当地寻求你的帮忙，你会觉得更好对吗？
5. The rank that revises bad likelihood to let you drops to always do not have sign even point-blank.
   修改不好可能让你的排名直线下降甚至永无踪影。
6. Only when I asked the company point-blank did it confirm that a woman partner had been attacked.
   只有当我直截了当地询问该公司时，它才证实，确有一名女合伙人遭到了攻击。
7. You should have refused point-blank to resign.
   你应该拒绝这种强迫的行为。
8. I asked him point-blank what he was doing there.
   我直截了当地问他在那里做什麽呢。
9. A point-blank refusal to discuss any matters concerning her sister.
   断然拒绝讨论有关她妹妹的任何事情。
10. Two bullets had been fired nearly point-blank into the window of the car.
    两颗子弹几乎从近在咫尺处射进了轿车车窗。
11. He fired the gun from point-blank range.
    他在近距离开了枪。
12. She aimed a pistol at the bandit point-blank.
    她用手枪直接瞄准强盗。
13. She had been shot at point-blank range.
    她是受到近距离直射而被打死的。
14. He asked me to work on the weekend, but I refused point-blank.
    他让我周末上班，我断然拒绝了。
15. Fire point-blank at sb He fired the gun from point-blank range.
    在近距离内向某人射击他在近距离开了枪。
16. Around the corner, yet miles away. He fired the gun from point-blank range.
    近在咫尺&却又相距万里。他在近距离开了枪。
17. Kansas City remained unbeaten in three home matches, but missed a point-blank chance early on.
    堪萨斯城留在三个主场比赛中保持不败，但错过了一个近距离的机会很早。
18. She refused the offer point-blank.
    她直截了当地拒绝了那项建议。
19. He fired at his enemy point-blank.
    他在近距离向敌人开火。
20. He rejected their invitation point-blank.
    他直截了当地拒绝了他们的邀请。
21. She asked me point-blank whether I would help her.
    她直截了当地问我是否愿意帮助她。
22. She fired point-blank at his chest.
    她抵住他的胸口开了枪。
23. He told us point-blank that his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
    他直截了当地告诉我们，他的公司快要破产了。
24. All of us had been shot at point-blank range through the cheek, the bullet tearing away a line of flesh up to our ears and entering our brains.
    所有人都被近距离射死，子弹穿过了我们脸颊，撕开了我们的头颅，进入了我们的头脑。
25. One of them shoots him in the thigh at point-blank range.
    其中一人近距离枪击了他的大腿。
26. So you're gonna just walk up to him and ask him point-blank?
    那你打算走过去直接了当地问他？
27. And then shot him point-blank in the face.
    然后直接往他脸上开枪。
28. I asked you point-blank, and you lied.
    我问得很清楚而你撒谎了。
29. When I asked him point-blank what he was doing on the premises he avoided giving a direct answer.
    当我直截了当地问他在房子里干什么的时候，他支支吾吾不肯直接回答。
30. I shot him in the brain, point-blank.
    我直接对准他的脑袋开了一枪。

adj

1. close enough to go straight to the target
   1. point-blank range
   2. a point-blank shot

2. characterized by directness in manner or speech
   1. blunt talking and straight shooting
   2. a blunt New England farmer
   3. I gave them my candid opinion
   4. forthright criticism
   5. a forthright approach to the problem
   6. tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
   7. it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
   8. plainspoken and to the point
   9. a point-blank accusation

   Synonym:    bluntcandidforthrightfrankfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenstraight-from-the-shoulder

adv

1. in a direct and unequivocal manner
   1. I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job