1540s, "action of applying fire or setting on fire," verbal noun from fire (v.). From c. 1600 as "act of discharging firearms." Firing squad is attested from 1891 in reference to military executions; earlier as "those selected to fire over the grave of anyone interred with military honors" (1864); earlier in both senses is firing-party (1798 in reference to military executions; 1776 in reference to military funerals).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.
穆拉特毫不退縮地直視著執(zhí)行槍決的行刑隊(duì)員們的眼睛。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The firing continued even while the protestors were fleeing.
甚至在抗議者逃離的時(shí)候，槍擊仍在繼續(xù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.
弗拉維爾不小心扳動(dòng)了一把手槍的扳機(jī)，子彈射入了天花板。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
事實(shí)很清楚，我們開(kāi)槍是出于自衛(wèi)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it.