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

• Gunpoint they were forced at gunpoint to hand over the money.
  他们在枪口的威胁下被迫把钱交了出来。
• He was abducted at gunpoint.
  他在枪口威胁下被绑架了。
• They held me at gunpoint.
  他们拿枪指着我。
• 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。
• Rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.
  用手枪或暴力威胁抢劫。
• A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.
  抢劫者抢劫者，尤指带枪抢劫者。
• Laura, carried off at gunpoint, had been missing for three days.
  劳娜，在持枪者武力的威逼下被劫持，失踪已经三天。
• The actor was involved in a real-life drama when he was held up at gunpoint last night.
  这名演员遭遇了现实生活中的一个戏剧性事件&他昨晚在枪口威胁下被抢劫。
• The bank manager was abducted at gunpoint.
  在枪口威胁下银行行长（或经理）被人绑架。
• He's holding him at gunpoint inside the consulate.
  他把领事关在领事馆里，用枪指着他。