Definition of point-blank in English:

point-blank

adjective & adverb pɔɪntˈblaŋkˈpɔɪnt ˈˌblæŋk

1(of a shot) fired from very close to its target.
（枪击，子弹，导弹）近距离直射的；近距离直射地
as adjective the bullet, fired at point-blank range, hit him in the middle of the back
as adverb Waxman fired the pistol point-blank at Clyde
Example sentencesExamples
- The new vest includes two 1.5kg inserts that protect the vital organs against 9mm submachine gun fire at point-blank range.
- Alice knew they would wait until she was at point-blank range before opening fire.
- The troubles in Limerick city continue with the point-blank shooting of a 30-year-old in Moyross by two masked gunmen.
- She pulled away at the last second, firing one, two, three shots point-blank into my side.
- Why is it I'm dying from a shotgun blast from 10 feet away or so, but when I get a point-blank shot, people decidedly do not die?
- Switching to its cannon, Stephanie attempted to deliver a point-blank shot, which would be within the MW field's range.
- Another argument erupted, and one of the men pulled out a gun from his waist and fired at Jack at point-blank range.
- As soon as Kevin gave the order, they would fire at point-blank range at every ship that they could.
- Jarod stared in disbelief, then raised his weapon and fired point-blank at Gabriel's chest.
- Joshua screamed as another three soldiers came into the room and fired, point-blank, into the creature's stomach.
- In the blur of combat, he goes from heroic marksman to summary executioner, at one point preparing to finish off a disarmed youth with a point-blank shot.
- Before opening the vehicle, the police fired into it at point-blank range killing the boy.
- He fired point-blank into the ant's thorax, blowing the creature in half.
- There was a vicious exchange at Stokesay castle, where adversaries fired at point-blank range between the castle and the church.
- Two point-blank shots are enough to destroy almost any vehicle.
- A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless.
- Firing at point-blank range, roughly one hundred militia men killed one of their opponents.
- He fired point-blank at the grinning skull resting against the doorpost.
- In the presence of the German military attaché, one of these CHEKA officials fired five shots almost point-blank at the ambassador.
- A few minutes before the sunset and without firing any warning shots in the air or without prior effort to disperse the crowds gathered there, fire was opened from point-blank range at the assemblage.
Synonyms
at very close range, at point-blank range, close up, close to
1. 1.1 (of a statement or question) direct and without explanation or qualification.
  （观点，问题）直截了当的，断然的，明白的；直截了当地，断然地，明白地
  as adverb he refuses point-blank to be photographed or give interviews
  他断然拒绝拍照或接受采访。
  Example sentencesExamples
  What, then, is the status of the direct, point-blank parody of bureaucrats scurrying behind blue blinds?
  Nancy, I'm saying in mid-January, the police were asked the question point-blank, and they said yes, he's cooperating.
  And according to Helen Donovan, it's been made all the more difficult by the point-blank refusal to establish an International Crimes Tribunal.
  There was not an untrue word in the sentence, but it was not a point-blank denial.
  I asked her point-blank whether she could get this message understood by her siblings.
  I can't really identify what any of my boyfriends and I have had in common, but it was the first time someone had asked me point-blank, and I couldn't answer.
  And they got the point-blank answer from the North Koreans that, yes, they were and, in effect, what does the U.S. want to do about it?
  Even if it's yes, given that I am asked such a point-blank question at a volume audible to the other colleagues, I have to keep up the straight face, put on the steady voice, maintain the poise and give a negative answer.
  A general strike, Leon Trotsky once wrote, poses the question of power point-blank.
  If Mother couldn't open up to Christina, especially in the face of a point-blank question, she couldn't open up to anyone.
  ‘Then they told me that they wanted to ‘age’ the photographs of the man so I refused point-blank to let them have them.’
  Such an assessment could be used, for example, to deny point-blank asylum applications from Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.
  During our interview, Tory rode the middle on most issues, qualifying his policy statements with casualness and indifference when questioned point-blank.
  But in the face of a furious grilling from a clutch of increasingly bewildered MPs - including Motherwell and Wishaw's Frank Roy - he refused point-blank to tell them the correct number to dial.
  No such luck; I was met with a point-blank refusal.
  I speak my mind, just like that, nakedly right out there in the open, shockingly point-blank in front of everybody.
  But in an hour-long press conference which largely retrod the argument of yesterday's announcement, both men refused point-blank to comment on rumours of a new pact to pass the Labour leadership in return for entry to the euro.
  My brother had claimed Ryan wasn't a liar, but he was elusive so if I wanted to ask him a question, I'd have to do it point-blank.
  As we were dancing, I thought how reassuring it was that Scott sensed my discomfort and instead of point-blank saying ‘Get over him,’ he tried to be more of the shoulder to cry on.
  The strategy could involve a point-blank refusal by landowners to give bodies such as power companies, councils or the Army access to their land.
  Synonyms
  bluntly, directly, straight, straightforwardly, frankly, candidly, forthrightly, openly, explicitly, unequivocally, unambiguously, unmistakably, plainly, clearly, flatly, positively, certainly, decisively, categorically, outright
  blunt, direct, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, frank, candid, forthright, open, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, plain, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, well defined, flat, positive, certain, decisive, unqualified, categorical, outright, downright

Origin

Late 16th century: probably from point + blank in the contemporaneous sense 'white spot in the centre of a target'.

Rhymes

ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank

Definition of point-blank in US English:

point-blank

adjective & adverbˈpɔɪnt ˈˌblæŋk

1as adjective (of a shot, bullet, or other missile) fired from very close to its target.
（枪击，子弹，导弹）近距离直射的；近距离直射地
the weapon was inaccurate beyond point-blank range
Example sentencesExamples
- He fired point-blank into the ant's thorax, blowing the creature in half.
- Switching to its cannon, Stephanie attempted to deliver a point-blank shot, which would be within the MW field's range.
- Another argument erupted, and one of the men pulled out a gun from his waist and fired at Jack at point-blank range.
- Firing at point-blank range, roughly one hundred militia men killed one of their opponents.
- The new vest includes two 1.5kg inserts that protect the vital organs against 9mm submachine gun fire at point-blank range.
- Joshua screamed as another three soldiers came into the room and fired, point-blank, into the creature's stomach.
- In the blur of combat, he goes from heroic marksman to summary executioner, at one point preparing to finish off a disarmed youth with a point-blank shot.
- A few minutes before the sunset and without firing any warning shots in the air or without prior effort to disperse the crowds gathered there, fire was opened from point-blank range at the assemblage.
- She pulled away at the last second, firing one, two, three shots point-blank into my side.
- The troubles in Limerick city continue with the point-blank shooting of a 30-year-old in Moyross by two masked gunmen.
- Before opening the vehicle, the police fired into it at point-blank range killing the boy.
- As soon as Kevin gave the order, they would fire at point-blank range at every ship that they could.
- A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless.
- There was a vicious exchange at Stokesay castle, where adversaries fired at point-blank range between the castle and the church.
- Alice knew they would wait until she was at point-blank range before opening fire.
- He fired point-blank at the grinning skull resting against the doorpost.
- Jarod stared in disbelief, then raised his weapon and fired point-blank at Gabriel's chest.
- Why is it I'm dying from a shotgun blast from 10 feet away or so, but when I get a point-blank shot, people decidedly do not die?
- Two point-blank shots are enough to destroy almost any vehicle.
- In the presence of the German military attaché, one of these CHEKA officials fired five shots almost point-blank at the ambassador.
Synonyms
at very close range, at point-blank range, close up, close to
1. 1.1 (of a statement or question) blunt and direct; without explanation or qualification.
  （观点，问题）直截了当的，断然的，明白的；直截了当地，断然地，明白地
  as adverb he refuses point-blank to be photographed or give interviews
  他断然拒绝拍照或接受采访。
  as adjective this point-blank refusal to discuss the issue
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even if it's yes, given that I am asked such a point-blank question at a volume audible to the other colleagues, I have to keep up the straight face, put on the steady voice, maintain the poise and give a negative answer.
  Such an assessment could be used, for example, to deny point-blank asylum applications from Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.
  ‘Then they told me that they wanted to ‘age’ the photographs of the man so I refused point-blank to let them have them.’
  The strategy could involve a point-blank refusal by landowners to give bodies such as power companies, councils or the Army access to their land.
  My brother had claimed Ryan wasn't a liar, but he was elusive so if I wanted to ask him a question, I'd have to do it point-blank.
  As we were dancing, I thought how reassuring it was that Scott sensed my discomfort and instead of point-blank saying ‘Get over him,’ he tried to be more of the shoulder to cry on.
  No such luck; I was met with a point-blank refusal.
  But in an hour-long press conference which largely retrod the argument of yesterday's announcement, both men refused point-blank to comment on rumours of a new pact to pass the Labour leadership in return for entry to the euro.
  But in the face of a furious grilling from a clutch of increasingly bewildered MPs - including Motherwell and Wishaw's Frank Roy - he refused point-blank to tell them the correct number to dial.
  What, then, is the status of the direct, point-blank parody of bureaucrats scurrying behind blue blinds?
  There was not an untrue word in the sentence, but it was not a point-blank denial.
  I can't really identify what any of my boyfriends and I have had in common, but it was the first time someone had asked me point-blank, and I couldn't answer.
  Nancy, I'm saying in mid-January, the police were asked the question point-blank, and they said yes, he's cooperating.
  If Mother couldn't open up to Christina, especially in the face of a point-blank question, she couldn't open up to anyone.
  A general strike, Leon Trotsky once wrote, poses the question of power point-blank.
  And according to Helen Donovan, it's been made all the more difficult by the point-blank refusal to establish an International Crimes Tribunal.
  During our interview, Tory rode the middle on most issues, qualifying his policy statements with casualness and indifference when questioned point-blank.
  I speak my mind, just like that, nakedly right out there in the open, shockingly point-blank in front of everybody.
  And they got the point-blank answer from the North Koreans that, yes, they were and, in effect, what does the U.S. want to do about it?
  I asked her point-blank whether she could get this message understood by her siblings.
  Synonyms
  bluntly, directly, straight, straightforwardly, frankly, candidly, forthrightly, openly, explicitly, unequivocally, unambiguously, unmistakably, plainly, clearly, flatly, positively, certainly, decisively, categorically, outright
  blunt, direct, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, frank, candid, forthright, open, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, plain, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, well defined, flat, positive, certain, decisive, unqualified, categorical, outright, downright

Origin

Late 16th century: probably from point + blank in the contemporaneous sense ‘white spot in the center of a target’.

词汇	point-blank
释义	Definition of point-blank in English: point-blank adjective & adverb pɔɪntˈblaŋkˈpɔɪnt ˈˌblæŋk 1(of a shot) fired from very close to its target. （枪击，子弹，导弹）近距离直射的；近距离直射地 as adjective the bullet, fired at point-blank range, hit him in the middle of the back as adverb Waxman fired the pistol point-blank at Clyde Example sentencesExamples The new vest includes two 1.5kg inserts that protect the vital organs against 9mm submachine gun fire at point-blank range. Alice knew they would wait until she was at point-blank range before opening fire. The troubles in Limerick city continue with the point-blank shooting of a 30-year-old in Moyross by two masked gunmen. She pulled away at the last second, firing one, two, three shots point-blank into my side. Why is it I'm dying from a shotgun blast from 10 feet away or so, but when I get a point-blank shot, people decidedly do not die? Switching to its cannon, Stephanie attempted to deliver a point-blank shot, which would be within the MW field's range. Another argument erupted, and one of the men pulled out a gun from his waist and fired at Jack at point-blank range. As soon as Kevin gave the order, they would fire at point-blank range at every ship that they could. Jarod stared in disbelief, then raised his weapon and fired point-blank at Gabriel's chest. Joshua screamed as another three soldiers came into the room and fired, point-blank, into the creature's stomach. In the blur of combat, he goes from heroic marksman to summary executioner, at one point preparing to finish off a disarmed youth with a point-blank shot. Before opening the vehicle, the police fired into it at point-blank range killing the boy. He fired point-blank into the ant's thorax, blowing the creature in half. There was a vicious exchange at Stokesay castle, where adversaries fired at point-blank range between the castle and the church. Two point-blank shots are enough to destroy almost any vehicle. A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless. Firing at point-blank range, roughly one hundred militia men killed one of their opponents. He fired point-blank at the grinning skull resting against the doorpost. In the presence of the German military attaché, one of these CHEKA officials fired five shots almost point-blank at the ambassador. A few minutes before the sunset and without firing any warning shots in the air or without prior effort to disperse the crowds gathered there, fire was opened from point-blank range at the assemblage. Synonyms at very close range, at point-blank range, close up, close to 1.1 (of a statement or question) direct and without explanation or qualification. （观点，问题）直截了当的，断然的，明白的；直截了当地，断然地，明白地 as adverb he refuses point-blank to be photographed or give interviews 他断然拒绝拍照或接受采访。 Example sentencesExamples What, then, is the status of the direct, point-blank parody of bureaucrats scurrying behind blue blinds? Nancy, I'm saying in mid-January, the police were asked the question point-blank, and they said yes, he's cooperating. And according to Helen Donovan, it's been made all the more difficult by the point-blank refusal to establish an International Crimes Tribunal. There was not an untrue word in the sentence, but it was not a point-blank denial. I asked her point-blank whether she could get this message understood by her siblings. I can't really identify what any of my boyfriends and I have had in common, but it was the first time someone had asked me point-blank, and I couldn't answer. And they got the point-blank answer from the North Koreans that, yes, they were and, in effect, what does the U.S. want to do about it? Even if it's yes, given that I am asked such a point-blank question at a volume audible to the other colleagues, I have to keep up the straight face, put on the steady voice, maintain the poise and give a negative answer. A general strike, Leon Trotsky once wrote, poses the question of power point-blank. If Mother couldn't open up to Christina, especially in the face of a point-blank question, she couldn't open up to anyone. ‘Then they told me that they wanted to ‘age’ the photographs of the man so I refused point-blank to let them have them.’ Such an assessment could be used, for example, to deny point-blank asylum applications from Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka. During our interview, Tory rode the middle on most issues, qualifying his policy statements with casualness and indifference when questioned point-blank. But in the face of a furious grilling from a clutch of increasingly bewildered MPs - including Motherwell and Wishaw's Frank Roy - he refused point-blank to tell them the correct number to dial. No such luck; I was met with a point-blank refusal. I speak my mind, just like that, nakedly right out there in the open, shockingly point-blank in front of everybody. But in an hour-long press conference which largely retrod the argument of yesterday's announcement, both men refused point-blank to comment on rumours of a new pact to pass the Labour leadership in return for entry to the euro. My brother had claimed Ryan wasn't a liar, but he was elusive so if I wanted to ask him a question, I'd have to do it point-blank. As we were dancing, I thought how reassuring it was that Scott sensed my discomfort and instead of point-blank saying ‘Get over him,’ he tried to be more of the shoulder to cry on. The strategy could involve a point-blank refusal by landowners to give bodies such as power companies, councils or the Army access to their land. Synonyms bluntly, directly, straight, straightforwardly, frankly, candidly, forthrightly, openly, explicitly, unequivocally, unambiguously, unmistakably, plainly, clearly, flatly, positively, certainly, decisively, categorically, outright blunt, direct, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, frank, candid, forthright, open, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, plain, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, well defined, flat, positive, certain, decisive, unqualified, categorical, outright, downright Origin Late 16th century: probably from point + blank in the contemporaneous sense 'white spot in the centre of a target'. Rhymes ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank Definition of point-blank in US English: point-blank adjective & adverbˈpɔɪnt ˈˌblæŋk 1as adjective (of a shot, bullet, or other missile) fired from very close to its target. （枪击，子弹，导弹）近距离直射的；近距离直射地 the weapon was inaccurate beyond point-blank range Example sentencesExamples He fired point-blank into the ant's thorax, blowing the creature in half. Switching to its cannon, Stephanie attempted to deliver a point-blank shot, which would be within the MW field's range. Another argument erupted, and one of the men pulled out a gun from his waist and fired at Jack at point-blank range. Firing at point-blank range, roughly one hundred militia men killed one of their opponents. The new vest includes two 1.5kg inserts that protect the vital organs against 9mm submachine gun fire at point-blank range. Joshua screamed as another three soldiers came into the room and fired, point-blank, into the creature's stomach. In the blur of combat, he goes from heroic marksman to summary executioner, at one point preparing to finish off a disarmed youth with a point-blank shot. A few minutes before the sunset and without firing any warning shots in the air or without prior effort to disperse the crowds gathered there, fire was opened from point-blank range at the assemblage. She pulled away at the last second, firing one, two, three shots point-blank into my side. The troubles in Limerick city continue with the point-blank shooting of a 30-year-old in Moyross by two masked gunmen. Before opening the vehicle, the police fired into it at point-blank range killing the boy. As soon as Kevin gave the order, they would fire at point-blank range at every ship that they could. A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless. There was a vicious exchange at Stokesay castle, where adversaries fired at point-blank range between the castle and the church. Alice knew they would wait until she was at point-blank range before opening fire. He fired point-blank at the grinning skull resting against the doorpost. Jarod stared in disbelief, then raised his weapon and fired point-blank at Gabriel's chest. Why is it I'm dying from a shotgun blast from 10 feet away or so, but when I get a point-blank shot, people decidedly do not die? Two point-blank shots are enough to destroy almost any vehicle. In the presence of the German military attaché, one of these CHEKA officials fired five shots almost point-blank at the ambassador. Synonyms at very close range, at point-blank range, close up, close to 1.1 (of a statement or question) blunt and direct; without explanation or qualification. （观点，问题）直截了当的，断然的，明白的；直截了当地，断然地，明白地 as adverb he refuses point-blank to be photographed or give interviews 他断然拒绝拍照或接受采访。 as adjective this point-blank refusal to discuss the issue Example sentencesExamples Even if it's yes, given that I am asked such a point-blank question at a volume audible to the other colleagues, I have to keep up the straight face, put on the steady voice, maintain the poise and give a negative answer. Such an assessment could be used, for example, to deny point-blank asylum applications from Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka. ‘Then they told me that they wanted to ‘age’ the photographs of the man so I refused point-blank to let them have them.’ The strategy could involve a point-blank refusal by landowners to give bodies such as power companies, councils or the Army access to their land. My brother had claimed Ryan wasn't a liar, but he was elusive so if I wanted to ask him a question, I'd have to do it point-blank. As we were dancing, I thought how reassuring it was that Scott sensed my discomfort and instead of point-blank saying ‘Get over him,’ he tried to be more of the shoulder to cry on. No such luck; I was met with a point-blank refusal. But in an hour-long press conference which largely retrod the argument of yesterday's announcement, both men refused point-blank to comment on rumours of a new pact to pass the Labour leadership in return for entry to the euro. But in the face of a furious grilling from a clutch of increasingly bewildered MPs - including Motherwell and Wishaw's Frank Roy - he refused point-blank to tell them the correct number to dial. What, then, is the status of the direct, point-blank parody of bureaucrats scurrying behind blue blinds? There was not an untrue word in the sentence, but it was not a point-blank denial. I can't really identify what any of my boyfriends and I have had in common, but it was the first time someone had asked me point-blank, and I couldn't answer. Nancy, I'm saying in mid-January, the police were asked the question point-blank, and they said yes, he's cooperating. If Mother couldn't open up to Christina, especially in the face of a point-blank question, she couldn't open up to anyone. A general strike, Leon Trotsky once wrote, poses the question of power point-blank. And according to Helen Donovan, it's been made all the more difficult by the point-blank refusal to establish an International Crimes Tribunal. During our interview, Tory rode the middle on most issues, qualifying his policy statements with casualness and indifference when questioned point-blank. I speak my mind, just like that, nakedly right out there in the open, shockingly point-blank in front of everybody. And they got the point-blank answer from the North Koreans that, yes, they were and, in effect, what does the U.S. want to do about it? I asked her point-blank whether she could get this message understood by her siblings. Synonyms bluntly, directly, straight, straightforwardly, frankly, candidly, forthrightly, openly, explicitly, unequivocally, unambiguously, unmistakably, plainly, clearly, flatly, positively, certainly, decisively, categorically, outright blunt, direct, straight, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, frank, candid, forthright, open, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, plain, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, well defined, flat, positive, certain, decisive, unqualified, categorical, outright, downright Origin Late 16th century: probably from point + blank in the contemporaneous sense ‘white spot in the center of a target’.
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