revolver
revolver — 名詞
1. a handgun that has a short rotating cylinder with several bullet chambers, allow
左輪手槍
附旋轉彈倉的手槍
a handgun that has a short rotating cylinder with several bullet chambers, allowing the user to fire multiple shots before the cylinder needs to be refilled.
The detective pulled his revolver from the holster after hearing a noise.
偵探聽到聲響後，從槍套中拔出左輪手槍。
Hui kept an old revolver in the drawer beside her bed for safety.
Hui 為了安全起見，在床邊的抽屜裡放了一把舊左輪手槍。
collocation: keep a revolver for protection / safety
Vikram carefully cleaned the cylinder of his revolver after a day at the shooting range.
Vikram 在靶場待了一天後，仔細清潔了他的左輪手槍彈倉。
The film's hero spun the revolver on his finger before holstering it.
電影中的英雄把左輪手槍在手指上轉了一圈，然後收回槍套。
Yara's grandfather taught her how to load and unload a revolver safely.
Yara 的祖父教她如何安全地裝填和退出左輪手槍的子彈。
- pistol
broader term that includes both revolvers and semi-automatic handguns; often used interchangeably in casual speech, but technically distinct
- handgun
the general category of small firearms designed to be held and fired with one hand; less specific than revolver
- six-shooter
informal term specifically referring to a revolver that holds six bullets; common in Western fiction
用法筆記
Frequently appears in stories about the American Old West and detective fiction. The cylinder typically holds six bullets, which is why revolvers are sometimes called 'six-shooters'.