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shoot / fire a bullet
表示发射一颗子弹时，a bullet 为可数名词单数形式。
The soldier fired a bullet at the target.
士兵向目标射出了一颗子弹。
子弹
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
子弹
a projectile that is fired from a gun
The soldier fired a bullet at the target.
士兵向目标射出了一颗子弹。
从枪中高速射出的通常为金属的弹丸。
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
从枪中发射的弹丸
a projectile that is fired from a gun
为弹弓或投石器制造的弹药。
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
高速客运列车
a high-speed passenger train
He found a bullet on the ground near the shooting range.
他在射击场附近的地上发现了一颗子弹。
The detective examined the bullet taken from the wall.
侦探检查了从墙上取出的子弹。
These bullets can travel at very high speed.
这些子弹能以非常高的速度飞行。
表示发射一颗子弹时，a bullet 为可数名词单数形式。
The soldier fired a bullet at the target.
士兵向目标射出了一颗子弹。
名词 bullet 可直接修饰另一名词，表示与子弹相关的。
He suffered a bullet wound in the leg.
他腿部受了枪伤。
bullets 为复数形式，表示多颗子弹。
In the movie, the hero dodged bullets easily.
电影中，主角轻松躲过了子弹。
Not this
He shot many bullet.
Use this
He shot many bullets.
子弹是可数名词，复数形式为bullets，表示多颗子弹时必须加-s。
Not this
He pulled the bullet.
Use this
He pulled the trigger.
动词pull通常搭配trigger（扳机），而bullet（子弹）不能与pull搭配使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
弹孔
The police found a bullet hole in the wall.
警察在墙上发现了一个弹孔。
枪伤
He was treated for a bullet wound in his leg.
他因腿部中弹而接受治疗。
躲过一劫
We really dodged a bullet by not taking that road.
我们没走那条路真是躲过一劫。
子弹头列车（高速列车）
The bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka is very fast.
从东京到大阪的子弹头列车非常快。
硬着头皮面对困难
I had to bite the bullet and tell him the bad news.
我不得不硬着头皮告诉他这个坏消息。
躲过一劫
She dodged a bullet by not investing in that company.
她没有投资那家公司，真是躲过一劫。
我承受痛苦得到了什么？一颗子弹打中脑袋。
He was shot by a bullet during the war.
他在战争中被一颗子弹击中。
我知道你能躲子弹，但我也知道别的。
In the movie, Morpheus tests Neo's ability to dodge bullets.
电影中，墨菲斯测试尼奥躲避子弹的能力。
Use bullet naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将'bullet'联想为'bull'(公牛)快速冲来，像子弹一样。
通常用于军事、犯罪或狩猎场景，属中性语域。
Only 'booklet' (/ˈbʊklɪt/) rhymes with 'bullet' (/ˈbʊlɪt/); other words end in the same spelling '-let' but have different stressed vowels, so they do not actually rhyme. Pay attention to the vowel sound.
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