| 单词 | revolver |
| 释义 | revolver (once / 404 pages) 1n 2n A revolver is a gun that can be held in one hand and has a revolving cylinder. Most revolvers can fire six bullets without being reloaded. You can also call a revolver a pistol or a handgun or even a six-shooter. This last nickname comes from the fact that many revolvers have six chambers for bullets in their revolving cylinders. Originally, they were called revolving guns, but the man who invented them, Samuel Colt, preferred the briefer revolver, and it caught on. WORD FAMILYrevolver: revolvers+/revolve: revolved, revolver, revolves, revolving USAGE EXAMPLESThe same .38-caliber revolver was used in all four shootings. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) He said the man was an “older Mexican gentleman” and that it looked like the firearm was a revolver. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) One of Sweden’s best-known modern artists and the creator of the iconic statue of a revolver barrel tied in a knot. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1 n a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper six-gun, six-shooter Colt a kind of revolver handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm a firearm that is held and fired with one hand n a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings Syn|Hyper revolving door door a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle |
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