gunpoint

英 [ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt]

美 [ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt]

n.  枪口

Collins.1 / BNC.22545 / COCA.16404

习惯用语

n.

at gunpoint
• 用枪威胁；在枪口威胁下
  while threatening sb or being threatened with a gun
• The driver was robbed at gunpoint.
  司机遭持枪抢劫。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 在枪口威胁下
  If you are heldat gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
  1. She and her two daughters were held at gunpoint by a gang who burst into their home.
     闯入她家的一伙歹徒用枪胁迫她和她的两个女儿。

英英释义

noun

• the gun muzzle's direction
  1. he held me up at the point of a gun
  Synonym:point

双语例句

• He's holding him at gunpoint inside the consulate.
  他把领事关在领事馆里，用枪指着他。
• Two masked men held the bank clerks at gunpoint for three hours.
  两个戴面具的持枪歹徒劫持银行职员达3个小时之久。
• My husband was detained at gunpoint.
  我丈夫在枪口下被捕。
• These may be laudable aims, but by enforcing them at gunpoint another vitally important principle is lost.
  也许用心是好的，但若诉诸枪杆子则无法坚持另一个至关重要的原则。
• He held the three men at gunpoint.
  他用枪口对着那三个人。
• A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.
  抢劫者抢劫者，尤指带枪抢劫者。
• He was abducted at gunpoint.
  他在枪口威胁下被绑架了。
• You took me out of my house at gunpoint.
  你拿枪逼着我离开我家。
• Cub Scouts don't hold people hostage at gunpoint.
  童子军不会用枪控制人质。
• She and her two daughters were held at gunpoint by a gang who burst into their home.
  闯入她家的一伙歹徒用枪胁迫她和她的两个女儿。