1821, American English, from shot (n.) in the sense of "lead in small pellets" (1770) + gun (n.). As distinguished from a rifle, which fires bullets. Shotgun wedding first attested 1903, American English. To ride shotgun is 1963, from custom of having an armed man beside the driver on the stagecoach in Old West movies to ward off trouble.
双语例句
1. She had spotted a man with a shotgun taking aim.
她发现一个正持猎枪瞄准的男子。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Her father shot himself in the head with a shotgun.
她父亲用一把猎枪开枪自杀了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Tom keeps a primed 10-foot shotgun in his office.
