Word · Frequency #5446
rifle
步枪；来复枪
A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and spiral grooves inside that spin the bullet for greater range and accuracy.
- 1.
A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
肩射火器；长膛线枪管提供更好的射程和精度
- 2.
a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
一种长枪管、有膛线的肩扛式火器
- 3.
An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
带膛线的火炮
- 4.
A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
用砂纸或类似材料覆盖的木条,用于磨镰刀
线膛炮；磨镰刀板；肩射火器；长膛线枪管提供更好的射程和精度；一种长枪管、有膛线的肩扛式火器；带膛线的火炮
In use
John carefully cleaned his rifle before the hunting trip.
The soldiers carried their rifles during the parade.
He aimed the rifle at the target.
he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
Connections
Collocations
- assault rifle
- 突击步枪
- The soldier carried an assault rifle.士兵携带了一支突击步枪。
- hunting rifle
- 猎枪
- He bought a hunting rifle for the season.他买了一支猎枪用于狩猎季节。
- rifle range
- 射击场
- They practiced at the rifle range every weekend.他们每个周末都在射击场练习。
- sniper rifle
- 狙击步枪
- The sniper used a high-powered sniper rifle.狙击手使用了一把高威力的狙击步枪。
- rifle shot
- 步枪射击
- A single rifle shot echoed through the valley.一声步枪射击在山谷中回荡。
- rifle butt
- 枪托
Learner notes
Memory Tip
步枪（rifle）的枪管内有螺旋膛线，发音近似'来福'。
Context & Register
常见场景：军事、狩猎、射击运动 通常用于军事、狩猎或射击运动等正式或专业语境，但也可在一般讨论中出现。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为rifles
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'trifle' and 'stifle' truly rhyme with 'rifle' (/raɪfəl/). 'Title', 'bridal', and 'idle' share the /aɪ/ vowel and -le ending but differ in the preceding consonant sound. 'Rife' lacks the final -l but has the same initial consonant cluster.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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