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a handgun
handgun 是可数名词，单数前通常需要加冠词 a；这里表示泛指任意一把手枪。
He pulled a handgun from his jacket.
他从夹克里掏出一把手枪。
手枪
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
手枪
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
He pulled a handgun from his jacket.
他从夹克里掏出一把手枪。
一种小型枪,枪管较短,设计为单手持握和操作
A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
The officer kept a handgun in a locked safe at home.
那名警官把一把手枪锁在家里的保险柜里。
She applied for a license to carry a handgun for self-defense.
她申请了携带手枪自卫的许可证。
Handguns must be stored separately from ammunition in this state.
在这个州，手枪必须与弹药分开存放。
handgun 是可数名词，单数前通常需要加冠词 a；这里表示泛指任意一把手枪。
He pulled a handgun from his jacket.
他从夹克里掏出一把手枪。
handguns 是 handgun 的复数形式，表示多把手枪，也可泛指这一类武器。
The shop sells handguns and rifles.
这家店出售手枪和步枪。
定冠词 the 用于特指双方都知道或上文提到的那把手枪。
The handgun on the table is mine.
桌上的那把手枪是我的。
Not this
He bought handgun for self-defense.
Use this
He bought a handgun for self-defense.
handgun 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a；汉语没有对应冠词，容易漏掉。
Not this
Police found two handgun in the suspect's bag.
Use this
Police found two handguns in the suspect's bag.
handgun 的复数是 handguns，汉语名词没有复数变化，容易忘记加 -s。
Not this
She shot the intruder by a handgun.
Use this
She shot the intruder with a handgun.
表达使用某种工具时英语用 with，不用 by；汉语的“用手枪”容易直译为 by a handgun。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
携带手枪
In this state, it is illegal to carry a handgun without a permit.
在这个州，无证携带手枪是违法的。
拥有手枪
He owns a handgun for self-defense.
他持有一把手枪用于自卫。
手枪许可证
She applied for a handgun permit last week.
她上周申请了手枪许可证。
手枪管制
The debate over handgun control continues to divide the public.
关于手枪管制的争论继续使公众产生分歧。
射击手枪
The officer trained her to shoot a handgun accurately.
警官训练她精确地用手枪射击。
手枪是最原始的点击式界面。
In the movie 'Men in Black', Agent J jokes that the handgun is the original point-and-click interface.
在电影《黑衣人》中，J探员开玩笑说，手枪是最原始的点击式界面。
枪手还在城里，手枪仍在手中。
In the song 'Gimme Shelter', the Rolling Stones sing that the handgun is still in hand, evoking a sense of looming danger.
在歌曲《Gimme Shelter》中，滚石乐队唱道“手枪仍在手中”，唤起了危险迫近的感觉。
Use handgun naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
hand（手）+ gun（枪），一手握住的枪就是手枪。
语域：neutral 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、枪械说明 通常用于正式或客观场合，如法律、新闻或枪械说明；日常口语中更常说 gun 或 pistol。
Only gun and begun share the exact final /ɡʌn/ of handgun (spelling/sound matches, but not true rhymes because handgun stresses the first syllable). The -un words run, sun, fun and bun rhyme with gun but not with the closing syllable of handgun, since they lack /ɡ/; note the spelling: 'gun' ends with 'gun', while these end with just 'un'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.