point-blank + noun
point-blank 作形容词修饰名词时，表示‘断然的’或‘直射的’。
She gave a point-blank refusal.
她断然拒绝了。
极近的；近距离的；直射的；平射的；非常接近；未接触但距离不超过几米(码)。；火器与目标的距离,在该距离上,飞行中的弹丸无需调整火器的高低角即可击中靶心。；令人不安地直率或生硬；完全的。
saying something in a very direct and plain way, often to someone's surprise or without regard for their feelings
非常接近；未接触但距离不超过几米(码)。
Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
火器与目标的距离,在该距离上,飞行中的弹丸无需调整火器的高低角即可击中靶心。
The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.
令人不安地直率或生硬；完全的。
Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
The hunter took a point-blank shot at the deer.
猎人对着鹿近距离直射了一枪。
用法提示：句中point-blank作为形容词修饰shot，表示近距离直射。
She asked him a point-blank question about his intentions.
她直截了当地问了他关于他意图的问题。
用法提示：句中point-blank作为形容词修饰question，表示直截了当。
He gave a point-blank refusal to the proposal.
他对这个提议给予了断然拒绝。
用法提示：句中point-blank作为形容词修饰refusal，表示断然拒绝。
point-blank 作形容词修饰名词时，表示‘断然的’或‘直射的’。
She gave a point-blank refusal.
她断然拒绝了。
point-blank range 指非常近的射击距离。
The gun was fired at point-blank range.
枪是在近距离直射的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave a point blank refusal.
正确表达She gave a point-blank refusal.
point-blank作为形容词时，复合词需用连字符连接，表示“断然的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He asked a question point-blank.
正确表达He asked a point-blank question.
形容词point-blank应置于所修饰名词之前，而非之后。
point-blank强调直接了当（常用于拒绝或声明），而blunt侧重因直率而显得粗鲁或生硬，且也可指钝的物体。
point-blank强调距离极近或毫不掩饰的直接，outright则强调完全、毫无保留，常用于否定或拒绝，但语气更强，常与refusal或denial搭配。
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