「学习重点」-认识 “shotgun” 不同用法:
♦用法 1 :猎枪,滑膛枪,霰弹枪 (n.)
a long gun that fires a large number of small metal bullets at one time, designed for shooting birds and animals.
Daniel was holding the shotgun in his strong hands.
(Daniel 当时用他健壮的手握着散弹枪。)
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*自动霰弹枪:Automatic shotgun
*乱枪打鸟论证:shotgun argumentation
♦用法 2 :强迫的,被迫做的 (adj.)
done against your wishes
He was reluctant to sign the shotgun agreement.
(他心不甘情不愿地在被迫签订的协议上签名。)
♦用法 3 :谁抢先说出口,嘿嘿……大奖落谁家!
搭私人轿车时,除驾驶之外的乘客中,谁先说出 “Shotgun!” ,就可以抢到副驾驶的位置!
“Shotgun!” Benjamin called as he jumped into the passenger side.
(Benjamin 边跳进副驾驶的位置,边大声喊着:”Shotgun!”)
看到正妹(或帅哥)前先喊出 “Shotgun!” 的人,就有先开把的权力!
出去游玩时,一进饭店谁先说出 “Shotgun!” 的人,就可以优先选最大或最佳或最喜欢床位噢!
用法 4 :喝光 (v.)
Consume (a canned drink) in one go by puncturing the can, putting one’s mouth over the resulting hole, and then opening the can by means of the ring pull to produce a rapid flow
The people in the party had lots of fun by shotgunning beers.
(派对中的人们因为玩着快速喝光啤酒的游戏而乐此不疲。)
「学习重点」-认识 “shotgun” 相关片语以及英文解释:
◊shotgun wedding / marriage:仓促结婚;或 奉子成婚
decide to get married in a very short period of time, or
a marriage which is arranged very quickly and suddenly because the woman is pregnant
◊ride shotgun:一段乘车中,保护驾驶的人;或 坐前座
Travel as a guard next to the driver of a vehicle or
ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle
◊call shotgun:在一段车程中,主张坐前座的权力
Claim the right to sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle on a particular journey.