英语单词短语词组“stare down the barrel of something”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

stare down the barrel ofsomething

idiom(alsolook down the barrel of sth)

to have aweaponaimeddirectlyat you:

Heopenedthedoorandfoundhimselfstaringdown thebarrelofagun.

He got out of thecar,lookeddown thebarrelof ariflepointingin hisface, and told thegunmantocalmdown.

to befacingasituationthat isunpleasantordangerous:

ThePresidentisunlikelytoactuntil he'sstaringdown thebarrelofagun.

Variouscountriesarestaringdown thebarrelofrecession.

Theteamislookingdown thebarreloftheirseventhstraightdefeat.

In the past she had oftenstareddown thebarrelofdepression.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dangers and threats

balefully
baneful
black spot
brinkmanship
hang oversomething
hazard
hazardous
hazmat
hazmat suit
on/under pain of deathidiom
or elseidiom
parlous
peril
perilous
precipice
someone'sbark isworsethanhis/herbiteidiom
tombstoning
triple threat
ultra-hazardous
venturesome

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(Definition ofstare down the barrel of somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	stare down the barrel of something
释义	stare down the barrel ofsomething idiom(alsolook down the barrel of sth) to have aweaponaimeddirectlyat you: Heopenedthedoorandfoundhimselfstaringdown thebarrelofagun. He got out of thecar,lookeddown thebarrelof ariflepointingin hisface, and told thegunmantocalmdown. to befacingasituationthat isunpleasantordangerous: ThePresidentisunlikelytoactuntil he'sstaringdown thebarrelofagun. Variouscountriesarestaringdown thebarrelofrecession. Theteamislookingdown thebarreloftheirseventhstraightdefeat. In the past she had oftenstareddown thebarrelofdepression. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Dangers and threats balefully baneful black spot brinkmanship hang oversomething hazard hazardous hazmat hazmat suit on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous peril perilous precipice someone'sbark isworsethanhis/herbiteidiom tombstoning triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome See more results » (Definition ofstare down the barrel of somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/stare-down-the-barrel-of##
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