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

• The masked robber made her open the safe at gunpoint.
  那蒙面强盗用枪逼着她打开保险箱。
• They held me at gunpoint.
  他们拿枪指着我。
• Police say they found a teen who is abducted at gunpoint from his bus stop earlier in the day.
  警察称他们找到了于当天早些时候被枪支挟持，从公交汽车站绑架的一名少年。
• She locks Teri in the room at gunpoint and tapes up her mouth.
  她将泰瑞琐在房间里，用枪指着她，并用胶带封住了她的嘴。
• 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。
• He's holding him at gunpoint inside the consulate.
  他把领事关在领事馆里，用枪指着他。
• Who proceeded to kidnap the child at gunpoint.
  她用枪抵着绑架那个孩子。
• 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。
• 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。