1540s, "action of applying fire or setting on fire," verbal noun from fire (v.). From c. 1600 as "act of discharging firearms." Firing squad is attested from 1891 in reference to military executions; earlier as "those selected to fire over the grave of anyone interred with military honors" (1864); earlier in both senses is firing-party (1798 in reference to military executions; 1776 in reference to military funerals).
实用例句
1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.
穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
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2. The firing continued even while the protestors were fleeing.
甚至在抗议者逃离的时候，枪击仍在继续。
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3. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.
弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机，子弹射入了天花板。
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4. It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
事实很清楚，我们开枪是出于自卫。
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5. They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it.
