1 Shot is the past tense and past participle of shoot .
2 N-COUNT 开枪;射击 A shot is an act of firing a gun. 开枪;射击
3 N-COUNT [adjective NOUN] 射手;枪手 Someone who is a good shot can shoot well. Someone who is a bad shot cannot shoot well. 射手;枪手
SYN marksman, shooter, rifleman, markswoman
4 N-COUNT 射门;击球;投篮 In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point. 射门;击球;投篮
SYN strike, hit, throw, kick
5 N-COUNT 一张照片;(电影的)一组镜头 A shot is a photograph or a particular sequence of pictures in a film. 一张照片;(电影的)一组镜头
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...a shot of a fox peering from the bushes. [+ of]
一只狐狸从灌木丛中窥视的照片
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He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。
SYN photograph, photo, picture, still
6 N-COUNT [usually singular] 尝试;努力 If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it. 尝试;努力 [informal]
SYN attempt, go [informal] , try, turn
7 N-COUNT (药品等的)注射 A shot of a drug is an injection of it. (药品等的)注射
8 N-COUNT 一口，一小杯(烈性酒) A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it. 一口，一小杯(烈性酒) [US]
9 PHRASE 尽最大努力 If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can. 尽最大努力 [informal]
10 PHRASE [Ns inflect, usually verb-link PHRASE] 对…的警告 If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing. 对…的警告
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As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。
11 PHRASE 操纵;发号施令;作决定 The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do. 操纵;发号施令;作决定
SYN have control, rule, have the power, call the tune
12 PHRASE 立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地 If you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation. 立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地 [informal]
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I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot.
听到钥匙在开前门的声音，我立即从床上起来了。
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If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。
SYN at once, immediately, in a flash, quickly
13 PHRASE 没把握的尝试;不大可能成功的尝试 If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying. 没把握的尝试;不大可能成功的尝试
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The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose.
这桩交易有些冒险，不过巴格利也没什么可损失的。
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I thought about meeting a handsome stranger but it seemed a bit of a long shot.
我想象着能遇到一个英俊的陌生人，不过这似乎希望不大。
14 PHRASE (表示强调)根本，远远 People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving. (表示强调)根本，远远 [emphasis]
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The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
导弹削减条约大幅度减少了导弹数量，然而军备竞赛还远没有停止。
SYN by any means, in any circumstances, on any account
15 PHRASE 布满，充满，富有(某种因素或特征) If something is shot through with an element or feature, it contains a lot of that element or feature. 布满，充满，富有(某种因素或特征)
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His work was deeply refreshing, and all of it shot through with humour.
他的作品令人耳目一新，充满幽默元素。
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This is an argument shot through with inconsistency.
这个论点前后矛盾，漏洞百出。
16 a shot in the dark→see: dark
| Word Partnership | Use shot with: |
| VERB. | fire a shot, hear a shot 2 miss a shot 2 4 take a shot 2 4 5 6 7 8 block a shot, hit a shot 4 get a shot, give someone a shot 6 7 |
| ADJ. | single shot, warning shot 2 good shot 2 3 winning shot 4 |
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