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| 1 | C an act of firing a gun 射击；发射 |
| fire a shot The man fired two shots from a handgun. 那个男人用手枪开了两枪。 |
| | 1a | a bullet that is fired from a gun 子弹 | | The third shot hit the officer in the chest. 第3发子弹打中了警官的胸膛。 | |
| | 1b | a sound of a gun being fired 枪声 | | The neighbours say they heard four shots. 邻居们说他们听到了4声枪响。 | |
| | 1c | used for referring to someone who regularly shoots, especially relating to how well or badly they do it 射手；枪手 | | a good/crack/bad shot Mills was a very good shot. 米尔斯的枪法很好。 | |
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| 2 | C an act of throwing, hitting, or kicking a ball , or a ball that has been thrown , hit , or kicked 投球；击球；踢球；投出（或击出、踢出）的球 |
| You get tired and you start playing bad shots. 你累了，投球也开始不准确了。 |
| A fine shot from Tiger Woods has just missed the hole. 泰格·伍兹击出的一记好球滑洞而过。 |
| +at They didn’ t manage to get a single shot at our goal. 他们一次朝我们球门射门的机会都没得到。 |
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| 3 | C a view of something that you have because of the position of the camera in films, television , or photographs 镜头；画面 |
| a close-up shot (=with the camera very close to something) Viewers can see a close-up shot of the artist’ s hands. 特写镜头 |
| an opening shot (=what you see first in a film or television programme) The opening shot is of a man walking across a field. 开始的画面；片头 |
| | 3a | a photograph 照片 | | Harold took a great shot of the dogs playing together. 哈罗德拍了一张很棒的几只狗嬉戏的照片。 | |
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| 4 | C informal a chance or attempt to do or get something 机会；尝试 |
| +at This is her first shot at an international title. 这是她在国际赛场夺冠的第一次机会。 |
| have/get a shot at sth We had a shot at bringing the ship round into the harbour. 我们试着调转船头开进海港。 |
| give sth your best shot (=try as hard as you can to do something) Give it your best shot – that’ s all you can do. 尽全力做某事 |
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| 5 | C informal something you say or do as an attack （话语或行动上的）一击 |
| an opening shot (=something that begins an argument or fight) It was the opening shot in the battle for control of the company. 第一枪 |
| a parting shot (=something said or done as you are leaving) At the door she could not resist a parting shot. 离开时说的狠话；临别一击 |
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| 6 | C a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink 一小杯，一小口（烈酒） |
| +of a shot of tequila 一小杯龙舌兰酒 |
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| 7 | C an injection of a drug (= when it is put into your body using a needle) given as a medical treatment （一次）注射；一针 |
| have/get a shot When is the last time you had a tetanus shot? 你上次打破伤风针是什么时候？ |
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| 8 | U small metal balls that are fired from a shotgun 弹丸 |
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| 9 | C a heavy metal ball that you throw from your shoulder in a sport called the shot put 铅球 |
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| - | like a shot informal
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| immediately and very quickly |
| 即刻；非常快地 |
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| He heard a noise downstairs and was out of bed like a shot. 他听到楼下有动静，就马上起了床。 |
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| - | a shot in the arm informal
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| something that quickly makes a bad situation much better |
| 迅速扭转局势的事物；强心剂 |
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| This scheme will give industry a much needed shot in the arm. 这一方案将会给工业界注入一针急需的强心剂。 |
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| - | a shot in the dark informal
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| a guess that you make without having any facts or ideas to support it |
| 瞎猜 |
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| See also | | - big shot | | - long 1 | |
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