| 释义 |
pis·tol
I. \ˈpistəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German dialect (Silesia) pischulle, pischol, pischczal, from Czech pištal, literally, pipe; akin to Russian pischal shawm, shepherd's pipes, harquebus, pishchat' to play the pipes, probably all of imitative origin
1. : a short firearm intended to be aimed and fired with one hand : revolver — see automatic pistol
2. : a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel — distinguished from revolver; see single-shot pistol
II. transitive verb
(pistoled or pistolled ; pistoled or pistolled ; pistoling or pistolling ; pistols)
: to shoot with a pistol |