assault rifle
noun [ C ] uk/əˈsɒlt ˌraɪ.fəl/ us/əˈsɑːlt ˌraɪ.fəl/
突击步枪（轻武器，既可连发又可单发）
a type of light rifle (= a gun with a long barrel that is fired from the shoulder) that can work as an automatic (= firing many bullets quickly without needing to press the trigger repeatedly) or semiautomatic (= firing one round of bullets when the trigger is pressed)
A man armed with an assault rifle seized hostages. 一名手持突击步枪的男子劫持了人质。
City police officers were accompanied by National Guard troops wearing camouflage and carrying assault rifles. 城市警察与身穿迷彩服、携带突击步枪的国民警卫队士兵一起行动。
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- The gunman opened fire with an assault rifle before being shot dead by police.
- The militia battled with insurgents, using rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles.
- He told me he kept closets full of guns and assault rifles.
- The soldier was part of a patrol that came under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles.