bullet

bullet, shell

名词 bullet:

1. a projectile that is fired from a gun
   同义词：slug
2. a high-speed passenger train
   同义词：bullet train
3. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
   同义词：fastball, heater, smoke, hummer

1. He grunted as the bullet hit him.
   子弹击中他时他疼得哼了出来。
2. A bullet whizzed past my ear.
   一颗子弹嗖的一声从我耳边飞过。
3. The bullet went clean through his arm.
   子弹穿过他的手臂。
4. A bullet nicked his leg.
   一颗子弹擦伤了他的腿。
5. The bullet hit him in the chest.
   子弹击中了他的胸膛。
6. A bullet whistled past his head.
   一颗子弹从他头顶上呼啸而过。
7. He was hurt by a bullet.
   他被子弹伤着了。

bul.let

n.（名词）

A usually metal projectile in the shape of a pointed cylinder or a ball that is expelled from a firearm, especially a rifle or a handgun.
子弹，枪弹：从火器中，尤指步枪或手枪中发射出来的金属射弹，形状为尖柱体或球状
Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge.
弹药（筒）：装在金属盒中的射弹；弹药
An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.
弹丸：在形状，作用或效果上和射弹相似的东西
Printing A heavy dot (·) used to highlight a particular passage.
【印刷术】 用来强调某一特定段落的粗体圆点（·）

来源：
French boulette [diminutive of] boule [ball]
法语 boulette [] boule的小后缀 [球]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin bulla
源自 拉丁语 bulla