a small gun that you can hold and fire with one hand手枪- The assassin shot the two men with a 9mm automatic pistol.行刺者用9毫米自动手枪向那两个男人开枪。
- a starting pistol (= used to signal the start of a race)发令枪
see also air pistol, starting pistol, water pistolExtra Examples- He drew his pistol, aimed and fired.他拔出手枪，然后瞄准射击。
- He was robbed in his hotel at pistol point.在旅馆里，他遭人持枪抢劫。
- There were two of them, both carrying pistols.他们有两个人，都带着手枪。
- runners waiting for the starting pistol等候发令枪声的赛跑运动员
- Sharpe took the loaded pistol from his belt, cocked it, and laid it beside him.夏普从腰带上拿起装好的手枪，将其竖起，放在旁边。
- The official fired a starting pistol to begin the race.那名官员扣响发令枪开始比赛。
Topics War and conflictc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- automatic
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verb + pistolpistol + nounSee full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.