a pistol
可数名词，单数形式前一般需要加冠词或限定词。
He bought a pistol for self-defence.
他买了一把小手枪用于自卫。
手枪
pistols — plural of pistol
引信引爆装置；手枪阵型；精力充沛的人；单手持握并发射的枪械
A small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
手枪。
A handgun
单手持握并发射的枪械
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
炸弹或鱼雷引信中负责引爆雷管的机械部件。
The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
精力充沛、活泼的人。
A lively, high-energy person.
一种进攻阵型,四分卫在中锋后方较远处接球,但比散弹枪阵型更近,身后有一名跑卫。
An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
He keeps a pistol in his desk drawer for protection.
他在办公桌抽屉里放了一把手枪以防身。
用法提示：pistol 为名词，在本句表示‘手枪’。
The officer drew her pistol and ordered the suspect to stop.
那名警官拔出手枪，命令嫌疑人停下。
用法提示：pistol 为名词，在本句表示‘手枪’。
His grandfather taught him how to clean and load an old pistol.
他的祖父教他如何清洁和装填一把旧手枪。
用法提示：pistol 为名词，在本句表示‘手枪’。
可数名词，单数形式前一般需要加冠词或限定词。
He bought a pistol for self-defence.
他买了一把小手枪用于自卫。
复数形式为 pistols，可与 their、two、several 等搭配。
The officers drew their pistols.
警官们拔出了手枪。
名词作定语直接修饰后面的名词，如 pistol grip（握把）、pistol shot（手枪射击）。
He wiped the fingerprints off the pistol grip.
他擦掉了手枪握把上的指纹。
固定说法，字面指用手枪威逼某人，也可引申为胁迫、逼迫某人。
They held a pistol to his head and demanded the money.
他们用手枪顶着他的头，索要钱财。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought pistol yesterday.
正确表达He bought a pistol yesterday.
pistol 是可数名词，单数形式泛指一类中的某一个时前面必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语名词前没有冠词这一语法项，所以中国学习者常直接漏掉，这里应说 a pistol。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police found three pistol in his car.
正确表达The police found three pistols in his car.
pistol 是可数名词，前面有数词 three 这类大于一的数词时，名词必须用复数形式 pistols。汉语名词本身不随数量改变形态，所以容易忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shot the man by a pistol.
正确表达He shot the man with a pistol.
表示“用某种工具或器械”时，英语用介词 with，而不用 by；by 通常引出施动者或表示交通、通讯方式。汉语“用手枪”的“用”被直译成 by 就错了，应改为 with a pistol。
半自动手枪
He bought a semi-automatic pistol for target practice.
他买了一把半自动手枪用于打靶练习。
手枪式握把
The camera has a comfortable pistol grip.
这台相机有一个舒适的手枪式握把。
拔出手枪
The officer drew his pistol and told them to freeze.
那名警察拔出手枪，叫他们不许动。
上了膛的手枪
He keeps a loaded pistol in his bedside drawer.
他在床头抽屉里放着一把上了膛的手枪。
手枪射击；枪声
We heard a pistol shot from the woods.
我们听到树林里传来一声枪响。
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开手枪；用手枪射击
She fired a pistol at the target.
她用手枪朝靶子射击。