point-blank

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpoint-blankˌpoint-ˈblank adverb 1 HONESTif you say or refuse something point-blank, you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons He refused point-blank to identify his accomplices. I told him point-blank that I didn’t want to get involved.2 NEARSHOOTa gun fired point-blank is fired very close to the person or thing it is aimed at The victim was shot point-blank in the chest. —point-blank adjective a point-blank refusal The bullet was fired at point-blank range.Examples from the Corpuspoint-blank• The men broke into the building at the dead of night, and shot their victims point-blank as they slept.• Rutledge shot him point-blank in the chest.• I told Fred point-blank that he had made a mistake.refused point-blank• All I wanted to do was to get away, but Karen refused point-blank.• I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank.• Teixeira regarded the order as a betrayal of his mission and refused point-blank.• When she made them swap horses in their lessons, he refused point-blank.point-blank range• The dolphins were trained to use pressurized canisters to shoot intruders with a.45 calibre bullets at point-blank range.• The second enemy took aim at point-blank range.• The Merrimac laid off at easy point-blank range, discharging her broadsides alternately at the Cumberland and the Congress.• Then he opened fire at point-blank range, first at Cha, then at Park, severely wounding them both.

单词	point-blank
释义	point-blank From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpoint-blankˌpoint-ˈblank adverb 1 HONESTif you say or refuse something point-blank, you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons He refused point-blank to identify his accomplices. I told him point-blank that I didn’t want to get involved.2 NEARSHOOTa gun fired point-blank is fired very close to the person or thing it is aimed at The victim was shot point-blank in the chest. —point-blank adjective a point-blank refusal The bullet was fired at point-blank range.Examples from the Corpuspoint-blank• The men broke into the building at the dead of night, and shot their victims point-blank as they slept.• Rutledge shot him point-blank in the chest.• I told Fred point-blank that he had made a mistake.refused point-blank• All I wanted to do was to get away, but Karen refused point-blank.• I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank.• Teixeira regarded the order as a betrayal of his mission and refused point-blank.• When she made them swap horses in their lessons, he refused point-blank.point-blank range• The dolphins were trained to use pressurized canisters to shoot intruders with a.45 calibre bullets at point-blank range.• The second enemy took aim at point-blank range.• The Merrimac laid off at easy point-blank range, discharging her broadsides alternately at the Cumberland and the Congress.• Then he opened fire at point-blank range, first at Cha, then at Park, severely wounding them both.
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