“smokinggun”别理解成“烟枪”！

大家好，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——smoking gun, 这个短语的含义不是指“烟枪”，其正确的含义是：
smoking gun 确凿的罪证；确证证据
The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove he"d been involved in the conspiracy.
录音带为检察官们提供了他们所需要的确凿证据，证明他参与了这一阴谋。
The search for other kinds of evidence tying him to trafficking has not produced a smoking gun.
在其它方面还没有找到能证明他参与此非法交易的确凿证据。
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for.
这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的确凿证据。
A smoking gun was revealed in the form of emails documenting the man"s involvement in the money laundering scheme.
一份确凿的罪证已经被用邮件的形式揭露出来，记录了那个男的参与洗钱的阴谋。
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for.
这个备忘录可能是调查者一直在寻找的确凿证据。