n
1 gun for firing cartridges containing shot1(5), eg at birds, rabbits, etc 散弹枪（如用于打鸟、兔者）; 猎枪; 鸟枪. =>illus at gun 见 gun 插图.
2 (idm 习语) a shotgun `wedding wedding of two people who are or feel forced to marry, usu because the woman is pregnant 被迫举行的结婚（通常指已怀孕）.

n[C]
a long gun fired from the shoulder, that shoots many small round balls at one time, used especially for killing birds or animals
　The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions) .