English Dictionary

gun for

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To strive for the downfall or diminution of another. / (transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.

日本語の意味

相手の破滅や衰退を狙って努力する / 目標を追求する、目的達成のために一所懸命働く

Rumors started that certain board members would gun for the CEO if quarterly targets were missed.

四半期の目標が達成されなければ、ある取締役たちがCEOを失脚させようとしているという噂が立ち始めた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.

He has been gunning for her since the day he arrived, he wants her job.

意味（2）

(transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.

In the early 1990s Starbucks was gunning for two thousand stores by 2000.

guns for （ present singular third-person ）

gunning for （ participle present ）

gunned for （ participle past ）

gunned for （ past ）