词汇 | rapid-fire |
释义 | rapid-fireWord family nounrapidityrapidnessadverbrapidlyadjectiverapidrapid-fire Weaponsˈrapid-fire adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1. FAST/QUICKrapid-fire questions, jokes etc are said quickly, one after another 〔问题、笑话等〕连珠炮般说出的 2. PMWa rapid-fire gun fires shots quickly, one after another 〔枪〕速射的,连续发射的 Examples from the Corpus rapid-fire• Their rapid-fire bravado masked economic and social insecurities.• Sometimes they fall over one another, like shots from a rapid-fire camera.• The new ships will have two sets of rapid-fire radar-controlled multi-barrel guns to shoot down missiles.• I had no idea what my boss was ordering in rapid-fire requests to the busy chefs, and his translations were indecipherable.• Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, who speaks in rapid-fire spurts, knew he also had to think fast. |
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