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    tommy gun

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Weapons
    tom·my gun /ˈtɒmi ɡʌn $ ˈtɑː-/ noun [countable]  old-fashioned informalPMW a gun that can fire many bullets very quickly 汤姆生式冲锋枪
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    tommy gun• Between them was a tommy gun, discharging itself into the air.    Origin tommy gun (1900-2000) Thompson submachine gun ((20-21 centuries)), from John T. Thompson (1860-1940), U.S. general who invented the gun
    tom·my gun nounChineseSyllable
    fire bullets a can very that many gun Corpus


    tommy gun
    tom‧my gun /ˈtɒmi ɡʌn $ ˈtɑː-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: Thompson submachine gun (20-21 centuries), from John T. Thompson (1860-1940), U.S. general who invented the gun
    old-fashioned informal a gun that can fire many bullets very quickly


    tommy gunBrE /ˈtɒmi ɡʌn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɑːmi ɡʌn/ 🔊 nouna type of sub-machine gun 汤普森冲锋枪