shotgun
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 散弹猎枪，媒人
- v.
- 用猎枪射击
构词拆分
词源说明
From shot + gun. Front passenger seat sense comes from ride shotgun.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
- (slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.
- (US, especially Southern US) A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.
- (American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center