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guns /gʌnz/► SEE ALLgo great gunsspike sb’s gunsstick to your guns●go great ˈguns (informal) (usually in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) do sth quickly and successfully 生龙活虎地做某事；成功；顺利◆She’s halfway through the race, and is going great guns.赛程已过半，她健步如飞。◆He’s going great guns on his new book at the moment.眼下他新书的写作进展得很顺利。●spike sb’s ˈguns (BrE) spoil sb’s plans because you do not want them to succeed 打乱某人的计划◆She was jealous of David’s progress in the company, so she spiked his guns by telling the boss that David had a drinking problem.她嫉妒戴维在公司里的进步，所以坏他的事，告诉老板戴维有酗酒问题。 ORIGIN This refers to pushing a metal spike (= a thin object with a sharp point) into the enemy’s gun or cannon so that it cannot be fired. 这个习语原指将金属尖状物（spike）塞入敌军枪炮中使其不能发射。●stick to your ˈguns (informal) refuse to change your actions, opinions, etc. in spite of criticism 一意孤行；固执己见；坚持自己的立场◆If the government sticks to its guns we’ll get through this economic crisis.如果政府坚持自己的立场，我们会渡过这次经济危机的。 |