扫射 (sǎo shè) — (military) to strafe, to spray with gunfire; (of eyes) to sweep, to scan, to look around rapidly
Definition
Verb meaning to sweep or spray across a target — used for gunfire (an aircraft strafing the ground) and metaphorically for eyes or gaze scanning quickly across people or a space.
verb
(military) to strafeto spray with gunfire(of eyes) to sweepto scanto look around rapidly
Examples
- ，扫射。Fēi jī dī kōng fēi xíng, xiàng dì miàn mù biāo sǎo shè.The aircraft flew low and strafed the ground targets.
- 扫射。Tā de mù guāng zài fáng jiān lǐ kuài sù sǎo shè le yì quān.His eyes quickly swept around the room.
- 扫射，。Jì zhě sǎo shè le yí xià rén qún, fā xiàn le shú xi de miàn kǒng.The reporter scanned the crowd and spotted a familiar face.
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