slingshot
US /ˈslɪŋ.ʃɑːt/
UK /ˈslɪŋ.ʃɒt/
名詞
彈弓
a Y-shaped stick with a rubber band attached to the two top ends, used for shooting small stones or other projectiles
範例:
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The boy used a slingshot to knock down apples from the tree.
男孩用彈弓把樹上的蘋果打下來。
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He carried a small slingshot in his back pocket.
他褲子後兜裡揣著一把小彈弓。
動詞
彈射, 猛衝
to propel or launch something with a slingshot or as if with a slingshot
範例:
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He watched the bird slingshot itself into the air.
他看著那隻鳥彈射到空中。
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The car seemed to slingshot forward after the light turned green.
綠燈亮後，汽車似乎猛地向前衝。