pistol

名词 pistol:

1. a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
   同义词：handgun, side arm, shooting iron

1. The owner took a pistol out of his pocket and pointed it at the thief.
   房主从口袋里掏出一支手枪，瞄准了小偷。
2. A.45-caliber pistol.
   45口径的手枪
3. A pistol shot rang out.
   响起了手枪的声音。
4. The runners were called back because one of them beat the pistol.
   赛跑运动员们被叫回来，因为他们中有一人抢跑了。

pis.tol

n.（名词）
A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
手枪：一种用一只手持握并射击的武器
v.tr.（及物动词）
pis.toled,pis.tol.ing,pis.tols
To shoot with such a handgun.
用手枪打：用这种手枪射击

来源：
French pistole
法语 pistole
from German
源自 德语
from Middle High German pischulle
源自 中古高地德语 pischulle
from Czech piô`tala [pipe, whistle, firearm]
源自 捷克语 piô`tala [管子，哨，火器]
from piôt×ti [to whistle]
源自 piôt×ti [吹哨]
[of imitative origin]
[拟声词源]