词组 | shoot blanks |
释义 | Idiom shoot blanksfire/shoot blanks humorous if a man is firing blanks, there is no sperm (= the cells which combine with the female's egg to start life) in his semen (= the liquid produced in the male sexual organs).They had a series of fertility tests done and found out that basically Tony was firing blanks. (usually in continuous tenses)fire blanksslang Of a man, to have no sperm in his semen. We already know that Emma is healthy, so if she can't get pregnant, I must be firing blanks. fire blanksBRITISHIf someone fires blanks, they try hard but fail to achieve something. Dalian and his fellow attackers continued to fire blanks against Liverpool and it was left to full-back Staunton to provide United's first goal. Note: Blanks are gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they do not cause any injuries or damage when the gun is fired. fire blanks(of a man) be infertile. informalThe expression is based on the idea of a gun firing blank cartridges. |
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