turkey shoot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize. US
    — Behind his barricade of barrels, Sam heard and shivered like a gun-shy collie at a turkey shoot.
  2. A situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves. broadly,idiomatic
    — In the Battle of the Marianas, which pilots called "the turkey shoot," they downed 360 Japanese planes in a single day, the record bag of the war.
  3. An unequal competitive situation in which one party easily defeats the other(s). broadly,idiomatic
    — The University of Delaware Blue Hens had themselves a turkey shoot here Saturday at Delaware Stadium as they humbled Boston University, 41-13, before 10,350.

词形变化

turkey shoots plural turkey-shoot alternative
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