Word · Frequency #8288
gunman
持枪歹徒；持枪者
核心释义
泛指持枪的人，不一定是职业杀手。
a person who is armed with a gun, especially a criminal
- 1.
携带枪支的人,尤指持枪歹徒。
A person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.
- 2.
持枪职业杀手
a professional killer who uses a gun
- 3.
枪手(指射击能力)
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
职业杀手；雇佣枪手；射手；枪手；携带枪支的人,尤指持枪歹徒。；持枪职业杀手；枪手(指射击能力)
用法In use
The police are still searching for the gunman who robbed the bank.
用法提示：gunman 在此作名词，指携带枪支作案的歹徒，是介词 for 的宾语。
Two gunmen walked into the shop and demanded money from the staff.
用法提示：gunmen 是 gunman 的复数形式，在本句中作主语，指两名持枪歹徒。
A witness described the gunman as a tall man in a dark coat.
用法提示：gunman 在此作名词，作动词 described 的宾语，指实施持枪行为的歹徒。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- an armed gunman
- 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。
- a lone gunman
- 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。
- a masked gunman
- 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。
- gunman opened fire
- 枪手开火
- The gunman opened fire on the crowd, causing panic.枪手向人群开火，引起恐慌。
- a suspected gunman
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记作‘gun（枪）+man（人）’，持枪之人即枪手。
语境与语域Context & Register
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
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 gunmen；除指持枪歹徒或职业杀手外，也可指射击者（就枪法而言），如 a good gunman。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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