'Israel was Flint's gunner,'said Gray, hoarsely.是什么意思？

'Israel was Flint's gunner,'said Gray, hoarsely.

“ 伊斯利尔以前是福林特的炮手.”格雷粗声粗气地说.

Israel

n. 以色列；

例句
The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
当以色列竭力组建新政府的时候，和平进程已经陷于停顿。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

gunner

n. 炮手，枪手，火炮瞄准手，猎枪手；

例句
One gunner in each battery was an NCO and the rest were privates.
每个炮兵连都有一个炮手是军士，其余都是二等兵。

said

adj. [律]上述的，少说为妙，（做）某事有/没有很多优点（或好处）：某事物有/没有多少可说的，说到底；v. 说，讲( say的过去式和过去分词 )，表明，念，说明；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

gray

n. 灰色，灰马，灰色颜料，暗淡的光线；adj. 灰色的，灰白头发的，阴暗的，（指脸因恐惧、生病等）苍白的；v. （使）变灰色；vi. 成为灰色或灰白；

例句
The President-elect followed in an open carriage drawn by six beautiful gray horses.
新当选的总统紧随其后，乘坐一辆由6匹漂亮的灰马拉着的敞篷马车。

hoarsely

adv. 嘶哑地，刺耳地；

例句
Jerry hoarsely professed himself at Miss Pross's service.
杰瑞嘶声嘶气地表示愿为普洛丝小姐效劳.