point-blank

• 形容说话或行事非常直接、生硬，毫不犹豫、直言不讳；也形容射击距离极近、直射。

Describes something said or done in a very direct and blunt manner, without hesitation or qualification.

1. Direct and bluntB2formal

   Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.

   直截了当

   • She gave a point-blank refusal to his request.
   • His point-blank criticism surprised everyone in the room.
   • The manager's point-blank statement left no room for negotiation.

   同义词abruptbluntbrusquecategoricalcurtdirectexplicitflatforthrightfrankoutrightoutspokenplainstraightforwardunqualified

   反义词equivocalevasiveindirectvague

2. Close rangeB2formal

   Close enough to go straight to the target; fired from a very short distance.

   抵近射击

   • The gun was fired at point-blank range.
   • The hunter shot the deer from point-blank distance.
   • Point-blank shots are often more accurate but dangerous.

   同义词closedirectnearshort-range

   反义词distantfarlong-rangeremote

• 副词，表示“直截了当地、毫不客气地”，或指“在极近距离上”。既用于字面意义（射击时目标极近，无需瞄准），也用于比喻意义（说话时直截了当、毫不回避）。

An adverb meaning 'directly and without hesitation' or 'at very close range.' It is used both literally (in shooting, referring to a target so close that aiming is unnecessary) and figuratively (in speech, meaning bluntly or without evasion).

1. Directly and unequivocallyB2formal

   In a very direct and straightforward manner, without hesitation or qualification.

   直截了当地

   • She refused point-blank to answer the question.
   • He told me point-blank that he was not interested.
   • The manager stated point-blank that the policy would not change.

   同义词bluntlycategoricallyexplicitlyflatlyforthrightlyoutrightplainlystraightunreservedly

   反义词equivocallyevasivelyindirectlyvaguely

2. At very close rangeB2formal

   From a very short distance, especially when shooting a gun.

   近距离直射

   • The shot was fired point-blank from only a few feet away.
   • The hunter shot the deer point-blank.
   • The bullet was fired point-blank, leaving no doubt about the trajectory.

   同义词at close rangeclose up

   反义词afarremotely