| 单词 | shot |
| 释义 | shotWord family adjectiveshottedshotproofnounshotfirershotgunshotholeshotmakershotmakingshot putshot Sport, Weapons, Photography, Film, Drink shot1 /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 SHOOTgun 枪 [countableC] a) an act of firing a gun 开枪 He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots. 他拽出步枪开了三枪。 She was killed by a single shot to the head. 她被人击中头部一枪打死。 b) SOUNDthe sound of a gun being fired 枪声 Where were you when you heard the shot? 听到枪声时你在什么地方？ c) a good/bad etc shotDS someone who is good, bad etc at shooting 枪法好/差等的人 Sergeant Cooper is an excellent shot. 库珀中士枪法非常好。 2 bullets 子弹 [uncountableU] a) PMWsmall metal balls that are shot, many at a time, from a shotgun 〔猎枪用的〕弹丸 b) old usePMW large metal balls that are shot from a cannon 炮弹 3 attempt to score 试图得分 [countableC]DS an attempt in sport to throw, kick, or hit the ball towards the place where you can get a point 〔为得分的〕投球，射球，击球 Shaw took a shot at the goal from the halfway line, but missed. 肖从中场线射门，但没有射中。 Good shot! 好球！ 4 TCPPICTUREphotograph 照片 [countableC] a photograph 照片 SYN picture shot of a close-up shot of a demonstrator being beaten by a policeman 一名示威者被一个警察殴打的特写照片 I managed to get some good shots of the carnival. 我总算拍到几张狂欢节的精彩照片。 We hired a photographer to take some publicity shots. 我们雇了个摄影师来拍宣传照。 action shots of football players (=ones taken of people while they are moving) → mugshot 足球运动员踢球时的照片 5 film/tv 电影/电视 [countableC]TCPAMF the view of something in a film or television programme that is produced by having the camera in a particular position 〔电影、电视节目中的〕镜头 In the opening shot, we see Travolta’s feet walking down the sidewalk. 在开场的镜头中，我们看到特拉沃尔塔的脚在人行道上行走。 6 attempt 尝试 [countableC] informalTRY TO DO OR GET something an attempt to do something or achieve something, especially something difficult 尝试〔尤指做困难的事〕 shot at (doing) something This is her first shot at directing a play. 这是她第一次尝试导演戏剧。 If Lewis won his next fight, he would be guaranteed a shot at the title (=chance to win the title). 如果刘易斯下一场拳赛获胜，他肯定有机会夺冠。 I decided to have a shot at decorating the house myself. 我决定试试自己动手装修房子。 I didn’t think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I’d give it a shot (=try to do it). 我觉得此次比赛自己获胜的机会不大，但我想我会尝试一下。 The network finally gave Keaton a shot at presenting his own show. 电视台终于让基顿尝试主持自己的节目。 7 give something your best shot to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult 对某事尽自己最大的努力 This case is going to be tough, but I promise I’ll give it my best shot. 这个案子会很棘手，但我保证会尽力而为。 Lydia didn’t get the job, but at least she gave it her best shot. 莉迪娅没有得到那份工作，但至少她已尽了最大的努力。 Examples from the Corpus give something your best shot• Hopefully he can recover and regain his test place and give it his best shot.• The band gave it their best shot, until the arrival of the blue meanies put an end to the proceedings.• I'd have given it my best shot, and that was all anyone could demand from me.• I just have a feeling that we have given it our best shot.• I'm not promising I'll succeed, but I'll give it my best shot.• You were never entirely safe from prying fingers in Chinatown, but I had to give it my best shot. 8 be a long shot PROBABLY a) used to say that a plan is worth trying, even though you think it is unlikely to succeed 成功希望虽然不大，尽管不大可能成功 It’s a long shot, but someone might recognise her from the photo and be able to tell us where she lives. 虽然希望不大，但也许有人会从照片上认出她，告诉我们她住在哪里。 b) American EnglishAmE if someone is a long shot, they are not likely to be chosen for a job or to win an election, competition etc 〔在工作招聘、选举或比赛等中〕不大可能获胜 Turner is a long shot to win next month’s mayoral election. 特纳在下个月的市长选举中获胜希望不大。 Examples from the Corpus be a long shot• It was a long shot, but he might have been calling from his usual hotel in Lagos.• It was a long shot, of course, but if she looked carefully she might find something.• It was a long shot, very long.• Well, actually, he wanted two things, but he knew the second was a long shot.• It does no harm to write to the nearest local residents and businesses, but generally this is a long shot.• This is a long shot, but I still want to try it.• We are long shots and we are approaching it that way. 9. a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc DGGGAMBLEa horse, dog etc in a race, whose chances of winning are expressed as numbers 赔率为10比1/50比1的赛马［赛狗等］ 10 a shot in the dark GUESSan attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas 瞎猜，乱猜 My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark. 我最后一道题的答案完全是蒙的。 Examples from the Corpus a shot in the dark• Let's see if she's at Fiona's house. It's a shot in the dark, but we've got to start looking somewhere.• My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.• That was a shot in the dark, but judging from the expression on his face it struck home. 11 critical remark 批评的话 [countableC] a remark that is intended to criticize or hurt someone 批评的话；尖刻的话 I’m not going to sit here listening to you two take shots at each other all night. 我可不想坐在这里一整夜就听你们两个互相攻击。 She couldn’t resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) – ‘And you were a lousy lover!’ 她临走时忍不住扔下一句话——“而且你是个非常糟的情人！” That was a cheap shot (=one that is unfair and unreasonable)! 这样说不公平！ 12 like a shot IMMEDIATELYif you do something like a shot, you do it very quickly and eagerly 〔做事〕飞快地，毫不迟疑地，立刻 If he asked me to go to Africa with him, I’d go like a shot! 如果他叫我和他一起去非洲，我会毫不迟疑地去！ Examples from the Corpus like a shot• Sometimes they fall over one another, like shots from a rapid-fire camera.• He asked Jeter if he'd like a shot at it.• Travis had left the door open - she seized her chance, and was through it like a shot.• She'd be off to Legoland like a shot, to see that caretaker, if Henry said anything.• She slammed the phone down and was out of the room like a shot.• It is not a direct stimulant, like a shot of adrenaline.• The great majority, once they breach the system and hear the telltale whine, are out of there like a shot.• I'd tell you like a shot if we ever got into a real jam. 13 a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows) WARNsomething you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it – used especially in news reports 警告〔表示反对并会阻止某人做某事，尤用于新闻报道〕 The president’s own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows. 总统自己的支持者对他提出了警告。 14 big shot IMPORTANTan important or powerful person, especially in business 〔尤指商界的〕要人，权势人物 a big shot in the record business 唱片业的大腕 Examples from the Corpus big shot• He will be a big shot one day, she thinks.• I gave my opinion but, of course, it was a big shot so early in the game.• You see, all the artists wanted to be big shots.• Among Western Conference big shots, only San Antonio seems trouble-free right now.• a meeting of insurance-industry big shots• This is a matter between the big shots.• And they used to race some of the big shots in New Bedford.• Malone, however, choked when it came to making his two biggest shots of the game. 15 drink 饮料 [countableC]DFDDRINK a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink 〔烈酒的〕少量，一小口 shot of →5 see picture at 见图 glass1 a shot of tequila 一小口特奎拉酒 a shot glass (=a small glass for strong alcoholic drinks) 烈酒杯 16 drug 药物 [countableC] especially American EnglishAmEMDDDRUG an injection of a drug (=when it is put into the body with a needle) 一次注射，一针 SYN British English jab Have you had your typhoid and cholera shots? 你打过伤寒和霍乱的预防针了吗？ 17 a shot in the arm CONFIDENTsomething that makes you more confident or more successful 鼓舞人心的事情，强心针 The new factory will give the local economy a much-needed shot in the arm. 这家新工厂将会为当地的经济注入迫切需要的一针强心剂。 Examples from the Corpus a shot in the arm• The new factory will give the local economy a real shot in the arm.• Coming back will be a shot in the arm.• In 1922 it received a shot in the arm through a large subsidy from the Central Committee.• It now had the effect of a shot in the arm.• It was like a shot in the arm for us, and our tiredness fell away.• On the Conservative side, the decision of Callaghan not to hold an election came as a shot in the arm. 18. heavy ball 很重的球 [countableC]DS a heavy metal ball that competitors try to throw as far as possible in the sport of shot put 〔体育比赛中推的〕铅球 → call the shots at call1(9), → by a long chalk/shot at long1(21), → long shot at long1(18), → buckshot, gunshot, snapshot, pot shot COLLOCATIONS verbs fire a shot 开枪 The passenger in the car fired three shots. 车上的乘客开了三枪。 take a shot at somebody (=fire a shot trying to hit someone) 朝某人开了一枪 Someone took a shot at her, but missed. 有人朝她开了一枪,但是没有打中。 a shot hits somebody/something 一枪打中某人/某物 The shot hit the burglar in the chest and killed him instantly. 那一枪击中窃贼胸膛,他当即毙命。 a shot misses somebody/something (=doesn’t hit them) 一枪没有打中某人/某物 The first shot missed my head by inches. 第一枪差点击中我的头部。 a shot rings out (=is heard) 枪声响起 ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shotnSuddenly, two shots rang out. a pistol/rifle shot 手枪/步枪枪声 A pistol shot rang out in the darkness. 黑暗中响起一声枪响。 a single shot (=just one shot) 一枪 He died from a single shot to his heart. 他被人一枪击中心脏而死。 the fatal shot (=the shot that killed someone) 致命的一枪 It wasn’t clear who had fired the fatal shot. 不清楚是谁开了致命的一枪。 a warning shot (=one fired as a warning to someone) 警告的枪声 nPolice fired warning shots into the air. na good shot (=one that hits what you aim at) phrasesIt was difficult to get a good shot in the dense forest. a volley of shots (=a number of shots fired quickly) 扫射 nHe fired off a volley of shots from his rifle. Examples from the Corpus shot• In the second round he muffed a shot about 90 yards and banged his ball against a tree.• This was not a candid shot.• Police fired shots into the air and used water cannon to disperse the crowd.• His first shot missed. The second hit its target.• I got some great shots of Mount Fuji with the sun setting behind it.• It wasn't too windy, but windy enough to cause the occasional shot to go astray.• The cars went past so quickly that she only had time to take a couple of shots.• As Charlie dived for cover behind the altar, a second shot went off.• Peter Jacobsen despatched the first serious shot of the Masters.• Many times the Bruins appeared unprepared for the shots and were in poor rebounding position.• With rigid body, I waited for the shots, but none came.• Shaw made the shot and turned to run down the court.• Denver 105, Bulls 99: Bulls made 39. 8 percent of their shots. shot of• He poured himself another shot of whiskey. shot at (doing) something• They have traded the rough-and-tumble world of Texas politics for a shot at Hollywood fame.• A crazy man, some one she had never seen before, took a shot at her from a rooftop.• Anna Well... a shot at it.• Hence, some of the recent below-the-belt shots at Forbes from former Tennessee Gov.• Cannon raised one of her own stones to lie shot at the first where they stole a single.• Disappointment at not getting a sure-thing shot at pop stardom.• That would set him up for a world title shot at the end of this year in Belfast.• The video version was shot at Stonehenge. take shots at• If he wants to continue, I may take shots at Bam.• So Dole has started taking shots at Forbes. shot glass• The ski on the bar had six shot glasses glued to it.• The nails had the same shine as the shot glass from which Gruner had sipped his mineral oil.• Manning would follow Foster back to his table by the stove, put the shot glasses in front of him.• They piled into the car and headed off to the local market to sell the shot glasses and recoup cash.• All in all, the view from inside this shot glass is remarkable. shot2 adjectiveadj [not before noun] 1 CONDITION/STATE OF something spoken in bad condition because of being used too much or treated badly 用坏的；耗尽的；破旧的 My back tires are shot. 我的后轮胎磨坏了。 My nerves were shot to pieces after my driving test. 驾驶执照考试结束后，我感到精疲力竭。 2 be/get/want shot of somebody/something British EnglishBrE spokenGET ON OR OFF A BUS, PLANE ETC to get rid or want to get rid of someone or something 摆脱某人/某物，把某物处理掉 I know the director wants shot of me. 我知道主管想把我开除掉。 Examples from the Corpus be/get/want shot of somebody/something• If you want to get shot of it through DataEase, it depends on what version you're using.• Helen couldn't wait to get shot of me. 3 be shot through with something a) TIMCOLOUR/COLORif a piece of cloth is shot through with a colour, it has very small threads of that colour woven into it 〔布料〕交织着某种颜色 a fine silk shot through with gold threads 织有金线的精美丝绸 b) LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTto have a lot of a particular quality or feeling 充满〔某种特质或情感〕 a charming collection of stories, shot through with a gentle humour 一本妙趣横生、引人入胜的短篇小说集 Examples from the Corpus be shot through with something• fine silk shot through with gold threads• Unfortunately the timber industry is shot through with economic inefficiency.• Statement is shot through with feeling in the long, passionately detailed account of the mutiny.• Violence is endemic and Thomson fashions a stylish off-beat thriller which occasionally meanders but is shot through with genuine menace.• All the stories were shot through with Hurley's dry, gentle humor.• Yet that concept of secular potential was shot through with particular assumptions.• Many of the women's purity associations were shot through with similar class divisions.• This is a genuine kind of knowledge, but it is shot through with subjectivity.• And his parents' letters were shot through with such worry. Examples from the Corpus shot to pieces• His left shoulder, which will be operated on in December, was painful, and his confidence shot to pieces.• The Millwall goal was shot to pieces.• Some one else's friends could get shot to pieces, or snagged and torn by the wire, or bombed.• Her nerves were shot to pieces, that was the trouble.• Even if shot to pieces the commanding position of the banqueting hall would still make it defensible. shot3 x-refthe past tense and past participle of shoot shoot 的过去式和过去分词 Old English scot →COLLOCATIONS1shot2 adjectiveadjshot3 |
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