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a gunman + verb
gunman常作为主语，后接表示攻击或开枪的动词。
A gunman opened fire in the crowded mall.
一名枪手在拥挤的商场里开枪。
枪手；持枪杀手
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枪手；持枪杀手
gunman
A gunman opened fire in the crowded mall.
一名枪手在拥挤的商场里开枪。
携带枪支的人,尤指持枪歹徒。
A person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.
持枪职业杀手
a professional killer who uses a gun
枪手(指射击能力)
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
The police surrounded the building where the gunman was hiding.
警察包围了枪手藏身的大楼。
Witnesses told reporters that the gunman escaped on a motorcycle.
目击者告诉记者，枪手骑着摩托车逃跑了。
After a long chase, the gunman surrendered to the police without firing a shot.
经过长时间追捕，枪手没有开一枪就向警方投降了。
gunman常作为主语，后接表示攻击或开枪的动词。
A gunman opened fire in the crowded mall.
一名枪手在拥挤的商场里开枪。
gunman作宾语，常与shoot、arrest等动词搭配。
The police shot the gunman during the standoff.
警方在对峙中击毙了那名枪手。
表示被动受害，gunman前用介词by。
Two people were killed by a gunman in the attack.
两名群众在袭击中被一名枪手杀害。
Not this
There were two gunman in the bank.
Use this
There were two gunmen in the bank.
中文没有名词复数的屈折变化，学习者容易遗漏英语名词的复数标记。gunman的复数形式是不规则变化gunmen，应使用复数的谓语和修饰语。
Not this
He is gunman who escaped yesterday.
Use this
He is a gunman who escaped yesterday.
英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词a/an，而中文没有冠词系统，学习者常省略。gunman作为可数名词单数，必须加冠词a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
持枪歹徒
An armed gunman entered the bank and demanded money.
一名持枪歹徒进入银行要求交钱。
独行枪手
The attack was carried out by a lone gunman.
这次袭击是由一名独行枪手实施的。
蒙面枪手
The masked gunman fled the scene before police arrived.
蒙面枪手在警察赶到前逃离了现场。
枪手开火
The gunman opened fire on the crowd, causing panic.
枪手向人群开火，引起恐慌。
嫌疑枪手
Police arrested a suspected gunman late last night.
警方昨晚逮捕了一名嫌疑枪手。
枪手射击
The gunman shot three people before being subdued.
枪手射伤了三人后才被制伏。
你想见识一下真正的枪手吗？
This line is spoken by Al Capone in the film The Untouchables (1987), demonstrating his ruthless nature.
这句台词是阿尔·卡彭在电影《铁面无私》（1987）中所说，展现了他的冷酷无情。
Use gunman naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记作‘gun（枪）+man（人）’，持枪之人即枪手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：crime reporting、news、media 通常用于新闻报道或犯罪语境，指持枪者或枪手
All listed words share the '-man' suffix pronounced /mən/, rhyming exactly with 'gunman'. However, be careful: the standalone word 'man' is pronounced /mæn/ and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.