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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to reload ~ |
to put more projectiles (like bullets) into a weapon (like a
gun) after running out |
The gunman took a few seconds to reload before shooting more
birds. |
| 2 |
to lob a grenade |
to throw an exploding canister |
The soldier lobbed a grenade into the enemy trench. |
| 3 |
to take cover |
to try and hide to protect your body from bullets or debris
during a battle |
I took cover behind the abandoned truck so the police couldn't
shoot me. |
| 4 |
to hide behind cover |
to protect yourself by putting a barrier between your body and
the enemy |
He hid behind cover so the bullets could not reach him. |
| 5 |
to wait ~ out |
a battle strategy in which you just wait for the fighting to
stop naturally |
The army stayed inside the castle walls and waited the attack
out. |
| 6 |
to dive |
to throw your body forward parallel to the ground very
quickly |
I had to dive to the ground to avoid the low-flying plane. |
| 7 |
to dodge ~ |
to move your body quickly to one side in order to avoid being
hit by something |
Dodging bullets is hard because they move so fast and you can't
see them. |
| 8 |
bullet time |
a video effect in which time is slowed down to an extreme
degree |
The scene switched to bullet time and you could see the bullet
as it travelled through the air. |
| 9 |
to sacrifice one’s life |
to intentionally die in order to save someone else |
He sacrificed his life for his son by jumping in front of the
speeding bus. |
| 10 |
to be outmatched |
of one side in a battle, to be too weak to win |
They had metal swords and we had wooden sticks; we were
outmatched. |
| 11 |
to be no match for ~ |
of one side in a battle, to be either much stronger or much
weaker than the other side |
We had only 100 soldiers, but they had 5,000; we were no match
for them. |
| 12 |
to make a run for ~ |
to run frantically toward a safe place in the middle of a
battle |
They made a run for the the abandoned building across the empty
lot. |
| 13 |
to get ~ back for ~ |
to get revenge |
I wanted to get her back for insulting me, so I insulted
her. |
| 14 |
to avenge ~ |
to cause someone pain in equal measure to the pain they caused
you |
They killed his uncle; to avenge his uncle's death, he decided
to kill their grandfather. |
| 15 |
to neutralize ~ |
to make something ineffective, to block out something |
He drank alcohol in order to neutralize his pain. |
| 16 |
to take out ~ |
to destroy something, or to kill someone |
They took out the building's power generator before attacking
it. |
| 17 |
to track down ~ |
to find someone or something that is trying to evade you |
They tracked down the suspect after a long investigation. |
| 18 |
to wound ~ |
to cause someone an injury, or to cause yourself an injury |
I wounded my finger on the sharp edge of the paper. |
| 19 |
to sneak up on ~ |
to approach someone without being noticed |
The invading army snuck up on the town and attacked it in a
surprise attack. |
| 20 |
to stab ~ |
to stick a sharp object into something or someone |
I stabbed the potato with a knife, to see if it was fully
cooked. |
| 21 |
to set a trap |
to set up a secret device that will cause your enemy a
problem |
They set a trap for the tiger by digging a giant hole and
covering the entrance with branches. |