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枪毙
qiāng bì
Meaning
- to execute by firing squad
- fig. to discard
Definition
用枪执行死刑；比喻取消、否决或淘汰。
Execution by shooting; figuratively, to cancel, reject, or eliminate.
Usage
常用于正式场合，如法律判决、军事处罚；也用于口语中，表示彻底否定或废除某事物。
Commonly used in formal contexts such as legal sentences or military punishment; also used colloquially to indicate complete negation or abolition of something.
Examples
- 1 那个罪犯被法院判处枪毙。 (The criminal was sentenced to execution by shooting by the court.)
- 2 他的方案在会议上被枪毙了。 (His plan was rejected at the meeting.)
- 3 这个项目因为资金不足被枪毙了。 (This project was scrapped due to insufficient funding.)
- 4 导演决定枪毙这个角色，让剧情更紧凑。 (The director decided to cut this character to tighten the plot.)
- 5 在旧社会，偷窃可能就会被枪毙。 (In the old society, theft could result in execution by shooting.)
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