bullet

Word family adjectivebullet-proofnounbullet

Related topics: Weapons

bul·let /ˈbʊlɪt/ noun [countableC]

PMWa small piece of metal that you fire from a gun 枪弹，子弹，弹头 → shell, shot

He was killed by a single bullet.

他被一枪打死。

a bullet wound in the shoulder

肩上的枪伤

Several bullet holes could be seen beside a window.

窗户边可以看到几个弹孔。

→ plastic bullet, → bite the bullet at bite1(9)

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

fire a bullet

Police fired rubber bullets to break up the crowd.

a bullet hits/strikes somebody

The first bullet hit him in the back.

a bullet misses somebody/something

The bullet narrowly missed her heart.

a bullet enters somebody's chest/brain etc

There was a scar where the bullet had entered his shoulder.

a bullet is lodged in somebody's chest/brain etc (=is stuck in that part of the body)

Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged in his neck.

a bullet flies (=moves fast)

Bullets were flying around our heads.

a bullet whistles (=moves fast making a noise)

I heard a bullet whistle past me.

a bullet bounces/ricochets off something (=hits something and moves away from it again)

The bullet ricocheted off a wall.

put a bullet through/in something

He threatened to put a bullet through my brain.

spray bullets (=fire a lot of bullets)

The soldier lifted the machine gun and sprayed bullets through the trees.

something is riddled with bullets (=something has a lot of bullets in it)

The car was riddled with bullets.

adjectives

a stray bullet (=one that someone fires by mistake)

He was tragically killed by a stray bullet.

a rubber/plastic bullet (=one made of rubber/plastic, not designed to kill)

Riot police fired plastic bullets into the air.

an explosive bullet

An explosive bullet is a very unpleasant weapon.

bullet + NOUN

a bullet wound

He died from a bullet wound to his chest.

a bullet hole

There were two bullet holes in the windscreen.

phrases

a hail/volley of bullets (=a lot of bullets fired all together)

Officers were met by a hail of bullets from the house.

Examples from the Corpus

bullet• Bush dodged a bullet when Chavez was forced out.• Leaden Like a bullet To supplant Life from its centre.• Another bullet went through the jaw of Lieut.• Round for round plastic bullets have killed over four times as many people as their rubber predecessors.• Carrefour faltered, doubling over as the bullet caught him just below the sternum.• It was loaded with three bullets.• Shoot the bird to wake it up and switch to the straight-up bullets.

bullet wound• She would die within hours from a bullet wound to her head.• While I was waiting, a customer came in with a bullet wound in his chest.• In real life, Selena ran out of that motel room with a bullet wound, and bled to death.• Of the ten animals successfully darted, nine had buckshot or bullet wounds.• Some of them also had other bullet wounds.• Seven bullet wounds, or nine, or 13, according to various accounts.• Because of the bullet wounds, the casket had been closed, which was a relief for him.• There were two bullet wounds, one on the shoulder and a deeper one behind the head.

Origin bullet

(1500-1600) French boulette “small ball” and boulet “bullet”, from boule “ball”

词汇	bullet
释义	bullet Word family adjectivebullet-proofnounbullet Related topics: Weapons bul·let /ˈbʊlɪt/ ●●○ noun [countableC] PMWa small piece of metal that you fire from a gun 枪弹，子弹，弹头 → shell, shot He was killed by a single bullet. 他被一枪打死。 a bullet wound in the shoulder 肩上的枪伤 Several bullet holes could be seen beside a window. 窗户边可以看到几个弹孔。 → plastic bullet, → bite the bullet at bite1(9) n COLLOCATIONS verbs fire a bullet Police fired rubber bullets to break up the crowd. a bullet hits/strikes somebody The first bullet hit him in the back. a bullet misses somebody/something The bullet narrowly missed her heart. a bullet enters somebody's chest/brain etc There was a scar where the bullet had entered his shoulder. a bullet is lodged in somebody's chest/brain etc (=is stuck in that part of the body) Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged in his neck. a bullet flies (=moves fast) Bullets were flying around our heads. a bullet whistles (=moves fast making a noise) I heard a bullet whistle past me. a bullet bounces/ricochets off something (=hits something and moves away from it again) The bullet ricocheted off a wall. put a bullet through/in something He threatened to put a bullet through my brain. spray bullets (=fire a lot of bullets) The soldier lifted the machine gun and sprayed bullets through the trees. something is riddled with bullets (=something has a lot of bullets in it) The car was riddled with bullets. adjectives a stray bullet (=one that someone fires by mistake) He was tragically killed by a stray bullet. a rubber/plastic bullet (=one made of rubber/plastic, not designed to kill) Riot police fired plastic bullets into the air. an explosive bullet An explosive bullet is a very unpleasant weapon. bullet + NOUN a bullet wound He died from a bullet wound to his chest. a bullet hole There were two bullet holes in the windscreen. phrases a hail/volley of bullets (=a lot of bullets fired all together) Officers were met by a hail of bullets from the house. Examples from the Corpus bullet• Bush dodged a bullet when Chavez was forced out.• Leaden Like a bullet To supplant Life from its centre.• Another bullet went through the jaw of Lieut.• Round for round plastic bullets have killed over four times as many people as their rubber predecessors.• Carrefour faltered, doubling over as the bullet caught him just below the sternum.• It was loaded with three bullets.• Shoot the bird to wake it up and switch to the straight-up bullets. bullet wound• She would die within hours from a bullet wound to her head.• While I was waiting, a customer came in with a bullet wound in his chest.• In real life, Selena ran out of that motel room with a bullet wound, and bled to death.• Of the ten animals successfully darted, nine had buckshot or bullet wounds.• Some of them also had other bullet wounds.• Seven bullet wounds, or nine, or 13, according to various accounts.• Because of the bullet wounds, the casket had been closed, which was a relief for him.• There were two bullet wounds, one on the shoulder and a deeper one behind the head. Origin bullet (1500-1600) French boulette “small ball” and boulet “bullet”, from boule “ball”
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