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carry a shotgun
The hunter carried a shotgun.
猎人携带了一把猎枪。
散弹猎枪
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
散弹猎枪
A smoothbore firearm that fires a number of small pellets; a shotgun.
The hunter carried a shotgun.
猎人携带了一把猎枪。
一种发射弹药通常包含称为霰弹的小金属球的枪械,弹药装于弹药筒中。
A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
一种双管滑膛肩射火器,用于近距离发射霰弹。
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
一种进攻阵型,四分卫在中锋后较远处接到开球,通常有跑卫位于其一侧或两侧。
An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.
与霰弹枪相关的,无论是现在还是过去的含义。
Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense.
He carried a shotgun over his shoulder while hunting in the woods.
他在树林里打猎时肩上扛着一把散弹猎枪。
The police confiscated several shotguns from the illegal firearms cache.
警方从非法枪支藏匿处没收了几把散弹猎枪。
He aimed the shotgun at the target and pulled the trigger.
他把散弹猎枪瞄准目标，扣动了扳机。
The hunter carried a shotgun.
猎人携带了一把猎枪。
‘ride shotgun’意为坐在副驾驶位置，源自西部片中的警卫角色。
I rode shotgun in his car.
我坐在他的车前排。
‘shotgun’在口语中可指媒人，但现代用法较少。
The old woman acted as a shotgun for the young couple.
那位老太太为这对年轻夫妇做媒人。
He shotgunned a rabbit.
他用猎枪打了一只兔子。
Not this
He bought shotgun for hunting.
Use this
He bought a shotgun for hunting.
shotgun是可数名词，在英语中单数可数名词通常需要冠词（如a/an/the）。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
He shotguned the target.
Use this
He shotgunned the target.
动词shotgun的过去式是shotgunned，需要双写n再加-ed。学习者可能错误地直接加-ed。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
双管猎枪
He carried a double-barreled shotgun for hunting.
他带了一把双管猎枪去打猎。
猎枪子弹
He loaded the shotgun shells into the gun.
他把猎枪子弹装进枪里。
猎枪射击
The shotgun blast echoed through the forest.
猎枪射击的回声在森林里回荡。
强制性婚姻
Their marriage was a shotgun wedding due to pregnancy.
由于怀孕，他们的婚姻是强制性的。
用猎枪打鸟
He shotgunned a bird for dinner.
他打了一只鸟当晚餐。
坐在副驾驶座上
I called shotgun, so I get to ride in the front seat.
我喊了副驾，所以我坐前排座位。
奉子成婚
They had a shotgun wedding after she got pregnant.
她怀孕后，他们奉子成婚了。
散弹枪式方法（广泛撒网）
The marketing team used a shotgun approach, targeting every possible demographic.
营销团队采用了散弹枪式方法，针对所有可能的人群。
我会在烈日下坐在副驾驶座上
The chorus of George Ezra's hit song 'Shotgun' includes the line 'I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun'.
乔治·以斯拉的热门歌曲《Shotgun》的副歌中包括这句歌词'我会在烈日下坐在副驾驶座上'。
散弹枪，把他们打倒
Junior Walker & the All-Stars' 1965 classic 'Shotgun' repeats the call 'Shotgun, shoot 'em down'.
Junior Walker与全明星乐队1965年的经典歌曲《Shotgun》反复呼喊'散弹枪，把他们打倒'。
Use shotgun naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
形象记忆：'shot'（射击）+ 'gun'（枪）→扫射的枪，即散弹猎枪。
语域：neutral 常见场景：狩猎、打靶、军事用途 shotgun作‘散弹猎枪’解时，属于中性正式用语，多用于狩猎、射击训练等场合。
注意：'shotgun' 作动词时意为'用猎枪射击'，较少用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.