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snub-nosed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsnub-ˈnosed adjective  1. HBHhaving a snub nose 鼻子短平且微微上翘的,翘鼻子的2. snub-nosed pistol/revolver etc a small gun with a very short barrel (=tube where the bullets come out) 短管手枪/左轮手枪等
Examples from the Corpus
snub-nosedTunney had his Richie Quick snub-nosed automatic out.The drill itself is a different shape to most models, having a long slender handle and snub-nosed body.Two snub-nosed bristle-headed boys were looking over my shoulder in bright-eyed interest.When he took off his dented helmet he proved to have bristly fair hair above a snub-nosed face.All bore a distinct snub-nosed family resemblance to one another.He was a snub-nosed little fellow in a grubby shirt, with an infectious smile.The snub-nosed revolver looked like a toy in Ray Shepherd's hand.The other two Zimbalan bodyguards immediately drew their snub-nosed Smith & Wesson.38s and sprinted after the fleeing gunman.
ˌsnub-ˈnosed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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snub-nosed
ˌsnub-ˈnosed adjective
1. having a snub nose
2. snub-nosed pistol/revolver etc a small gun with a very short barrel (=tube where the bullets come out)