释义
[ guhn -fahyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgʌnˌfaɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a battle between two or more people or groups armed with guns, especially a confrontation between two gunfighters using revolvers in the frontier days of the American West.
Origin of gunfight First recorded in 1650–60; gun1 + fight
Words nearby gunfight guncotton, gun crew, gun deck, gundi, gun dog, gunfight , gunfighter, gunfire, gunflint, gun for, “Gunga Din”
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The gunfight destroyed his faith in his ability to do it—or most of it, anyway.
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British Dictionary definitions for gunfight noun mainly US a fight between persons using firearms
Derived forms of gunfight gunfighter , noun gunfighting , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012