词典释义：
释义
n.
a projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically made of metal, cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive
子弹。
used in similes to refer to someone or something that moves very fast
飞速移动的人（或物）
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the ball sped across the grass like a bullet .球飞快穿过草地。
〈美〉 （运动中）高速球。
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〈非 正式〉 解雇，炒鱿鱼
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your record's bad, but it's doubtful they'll give you the bullet. 虽然你有不良记录，但我还是不信他们会炒你鱿鱼。
【印刷】 （标示用的）黑圆点。
易错必背词
词源
"early 16th cent. （denoting a cannonball）： from French
