gunpoint

英 [ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt]

美 [ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt]

n.  枪口

Collins.1 / BNC.22545 / COCA.16404

习惯用语

n.

at gunpoint
• 用枪威胁；在枪口威胁下
  while threatening sb or being threatened with a gun
• The driver was robbed at gunpoint.
  司机遭持枪抢劫。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 在枪口威胁下
  If you are heldat gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
  1. She and her two daughters were held at gunpoint by a gang who burst into their home.
     闯入她家的一伙歹徒用枪胁迫她和她的两个女儿。

英英释义

noun

• the gun muzzle's direction
  1. he held me up at the point of a gun
  Synonym:point

双语例句

• I've taken the consul hostage at gunpoint.
  领事现在是我枪下的人质。
• These may be laudable aims, but by enforcing them at gunpoint another vitally important principle is lost.
  也许用心是好的，但若诉诸枪杆子则无法坚持另一个至关重要的原则。
• You took me out of my house at gunpoint.
  你拿枪逼着我离开我家。
• They held me at gunpoint.
  他们拿枪指着我。
• Mr Martin was taken out of his car at gunpoint.
  马丁先生被人用枪指着从车里带了出来。
• Adrian McKinnon held the suspect, 33-year-old Tajuan Bullock, at gunpoint and told him to sit on the floor until he decided what to do.
  阿德里安。麦金农抓住了33岁的嫌疑犯塔埍。布洛克，用枪指着他，让他坐到地板上，直到最后决定了如何处理。
• He's holding him at gunpoint inside the consulate.
  他把领事关在领事馆里，用枪指着他。
• The bank manager was abducted at gunpoint.
  在枪口威胁下银行行长（或经理）被人绑架。
• She locks Teri in the room at gunpoint and tapes up her mouth.
  她将泰瑞琐在房间里，用枪指着她，并用胶带封住了她的嘴。
• He was abducted at gunpoint.
  他在枪口威胁下被绑架了。