Definition
扫射 has two distinct meanings: (1) in military contexts, it means 'to strafe' — to fire a continuous stream of bullets over an area from a gun or aircraft; (2) in everyday contexts, it describes the eyes 'sweeping across' or 'scanning' a space, like looking around a room quickly. The two senses share the image of 'sweeping' (扫) and 'shooting' (射) but apply to very different domains.
v.
(military) to strafeto spray with gunfire(of eyes) to sweepto scanto look around rapidly
Examples
- ，扫射。Fēijī dīkōng fēixíng, xiàng dìmiàn mùbiāo sǎo shè.The aircraft flew low and strafed the ground targets.
- 扫射。Tā de mùguāng zài fángjiān lǐ kuàisù sǎo shè le yì quān.His eyes quickly swept around the room.
- 扫射，。Jìzhě sǎo shè le yíxià rénqún, fāxiàn le shúxī de miànkǒng.The reporter scanned the crowd and spotted a familiar face.
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