"guns" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 枪
• 枪支

Definition

Guns 是发射子弹的武器。在日常英语中，这个词可以指各种枪械，也可以根据语境指手枪、步枪等具体枪支。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词本身是日常常用词，但话题可能比较敏感。单数 'gun' 常指一把枪，复数 'guns' 也常泛指枪支这一类。常见搭配有 'gun control'、'gun laws'、'gun violence' 和 'carry a gun'。不要和比喻用法混淆，比如 'big guns' 或 'stick to your guns'。

Examples

The police found two guns in the car.

警察在车里发现了两把**枪**。

Some video games have guns and fighting.

有些电子游戏里有**枪**和打斗。

The museum shows old guns from the 1800s.

博物馆展出了十九世纪的旧**枪支**。

This article is about guns in American politics.

这篇文章讨论美国政治中的**枪支**问题。

They want stricter laws on guns.

他们希望针对**枪支**制定更严格的法律。

I grew up around guns, so gun safety was taught early.

我从小生活在有**枪支**的环境里，所以很早就学了用枪安全。