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shotgun

noun
🔊/ˈʃɒtɡʌn/
🔊/ˈʃɑːtɡʌn/
Idioms
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  1. a long gun that fires a lot of small metal bullets (called shot) and is used especially for shooting birds or animals猎枪；霰弹枪
    • The farmer kept a shotgun for killing crows and foxes.那个农民有一支火枪，用来猎杀乌鸦和狐狸。
    • the barrel of a shotgun猎枪枪筒
    see also sawn-off shotgun
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • 12-bore
    • 12-gauge
    • double-barrelled/​double-barreled
    • …
    verb + shotgun
    • cock
    • fire
    • be armed with
    • …
    shotgun + noun
    • licence
    • cartridge
    • pellet
    • …
    preposition
    • of a/​the shotgun
    • with a shotgun
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Idioms
ride shotgun
  1. (especially North American English, informal) to ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck坐在车的前排座位上