double tap

名词 n. 动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.

A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone. idiomatic
Two shots or bullets fired in such a way.

— “You said yourself that it looked like a professional hit with a double tap to the head. She could have hired it done and what better alibi than to be in another state when the murder took place,” Danny said.
A bombing strategy where the same target is attacked twice, with the second attack targeting rescuers and mourners. broadly

— Perhaps initially in Afghanistan, the double tap was useful as al-Qa'ida or Taliban members would collect the bodies.

动词 v.

To shoot twice in rapid succession.
To click twice on a touchscreen.

— Peitz tapped the screen and scrolled through a variety of drink icons. He double tapped a couple of others to add the extras and the comm dinged once it registered the final selection.

词形变化

double taps plural double-tap alternative doubletap alternative double taps present,singular,third-person double tapping participle,present double tapped participle,past double tapped past double-tap alternative doubletap alternative