- with obj. kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow射死; 射伤; 射中：
he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery
在一次武装抢劫中, 他被射中了腿
with obj. and complement troops shot dead 29 people.军队开枪击毙了29人。
- no obj. fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow开枪; 射箭：
he shot at me twice
他两次向我开枪
the troops were ordered to shoot to kill
军队奉命开枪杀人
with obj. they shot a volley of arrows into the village.他们向村里齐射箭。
- no obj., with adverbial use a firearm with a specified degree of skill有使用火器的技能：
we shot well against Spain.
我们比西班牙队射得好。
- cause (a gun) to fire开（枪）; 放（炮）。
- with obj. and adverbial damage or remove (something) with a bullet or missile（用子弹或导弹）摧毁; 击毁; 射掉：
Guy, shoot their hats off.
伙计, 射掉他们的帽子。
- no obj. hunt game with a gun（用枪）打猎：
we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn.
我们每年秋天去苏格兰打猎。
- no obj.
shoot over
shoot game over (an estate or other area of countryside)（在庄园或乡村周围）打猎。
- shoot game in or on (an estate, cover, etc.)（在庄园、猎物藏身处等）打猎。
- move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction（使）急速移动：
no obj., with adverbial of direction the car shot forward车急速向前开
Ward's hand shot out, grabbing his arm.
沃德迅速伸出手, 抓住他的胳膊。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction he would have fallen if Marc hadn't shot out a hand to stop him.要不是马克急速伸出手挡住他, 他一定会摔下去的。
- no obj.(of a pain) move with a sharp stabbing sensation（疼痛）穿刺：
Claudia felt a shaft of pain shoot through her chest
克劳迪娅感到一阵疼痛直穿胸部
figurative 〈喻〉a pang of regret shot through her.
她突然感到一阵后悔。
- extend sharply in a particular direction（朝特定方向）急速延伸：
a road that seemed to just shoot upwards at a terrifying angle.
一条似乎以令人害怕的角度向上急速延伸的道路。
- with obj. move (a door bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door闩（门闩）; 拔出（门闩）。
- with obj.(of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge)（船只）急速穿过（急流、瀑布或桥）。
- with obj. informal (of a motor vehicle) pass (a traffic light at red)〈非正式〉（机动车）闯（红灯）。
- Cricket (of a ball) dart along the ground after pitching【板球】（球击后）沿地面急速滚动。
- no obj.(in football, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal（足球、曲棍球等）射门; （篮球）投篮：
Williams twice shot wide
威廉姆斯两次射偏了
with obj. after school, we'd go straight out in the alley to shoot baskets.放学后, 我们径自到小巷练投篮。
- with obj. informal make (a specified score) for a round of golf〈非正式〉（高尔夫球）一回合得分：
in the second round he shot a 65.
在第二回合, 他得了65分。
- with obj. N. Amer. informal play a game of (pool, dice, or cards)〈北美, 非正式〉玩（台球、掷骰子或纸牌游戏）。
- with obj. direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone将（目光、问题或话语）转向：
with two objs Luke shot her a quick glance卢克扫了她一眼
with direct speech 'I can't believe what I'm hearing,' she shot back.“我不敢相信我所听到的”, 她立即回答道。
- no obj., in imperative used to invite a comment or question请评论; 请发问：
'May I just ask you one more question? ' 'Shoot'.
“我可以再问一个问题吗？”“请问吧”。
- with obj. film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.)拍摄：
she has just been commissioned to shoot a video
她刚被委派拍一部录像
no obj. point the camera and just shoot - nothing could be easier.把相机对着拍摄——再容易不过了。
- no obj.(of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate（植物, 种子）发芽; 长苗。
- (of a bud or shoot) appear; sprout（芽, 苗）长出; 发芽。
- with obj. informal inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug)〈非正式〉注射（毒品）：
he shot dope into his arm.
他在手臂上注射麻醉剂。
- with obj. plane (the edge of a board) accurately准确刨平（木板的边角）。
- a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant芽; 苗：嫩枝：
he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems.
他掐断长在叶茎相连处新生的嫩枝。
- an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport狩猎：
a grouse shoot.
松鸡狩猎。
- Brit. land used for shooting game〈英〉狩猎区; 射猎场。
- a shooting match or contest射猎会; 射击比赛：
activities include a weekly rifle shoot.
活动包括每周一次的步枪射击比赛。
- an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made拍摄：
a photo shoot
照片拍摄
a fashion shoot.
时装拍摄。
- a rapid in a stream急流, 奔流：
follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater.
沿着绕过所有九个白水急流的陆路盘运路线。
- N. Amer. informal used as a euphemism for 'shit'〈北美, 非正式, 婉〉呸！什么！：
shoot, it was a great day to be alive.
什么！这一天竟然活过来了！
have shot one's bolt
- 见BOLT1.
shoot the breeze （或the bull）
- N. Amer. informal have a casual conversation〈北美, 非正式〉闲谈, 闲聊。
shoot one's cuffs
- pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat使衬衫的袖口露在夹克衫（或外衣）袖口的外面。
shoot from the hip
- informal react suddenly or without careful consideration of one's words or actions〈非正式〉信口开河; 鲁莽行事。
shoot oneself in the foot
- informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself〈非正式〉弄巧成拙, 自作自受。
shoot it out
- informal engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle〈非正式〉用枪决出胜负。
shoot a line
- Brit. informal describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way〈英, 非正式〉吹牛, 说大话：
he never shot a line about his escapades.
关于他的那些恶作剧, 他始终闭口不谈。
shoot one's mouth off
- informal talk boastfully or indiscreetly〈非正式〉胡吹, 随便乱说。
shootable
adjectiveshoot someone/thing down
- bring down an aircraft, missile, or pilot by shooting at it击落（飞机、导弹或飞行员）。
- kill or wound someone by shooting them, especially in a ruthless way（尤指残忍地）击毙; 击伤：
troops shot down 28 demonstrators.
军队残忍地击毙了28名示威者。
- figurative crush someone or their opinions by forceful criticism or argument〈喻〉驳倒：
she tried to argue and got shot down in flames for her trouble.
她试图争辩, 但却引火烧身被驳倒了。
shoot through
- Austral. /NZ informal leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉（尤指为躲避而）逃离; 出走：
my wife's shot through and I can't pay the rent.
我老婆出走了, 我现在连房租也付不起了。
shoot up
- (especially of a child) grow taller rapidly（尤指小孩）迅速长高：
when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9.
她13岁时, 一下子长到了令人吃惊的5英尺9英寸。
- (of a price or amount) rise suddenly（价格或数量）暴涨; 猛增。
shoot someone/thing up
- cause great damage to something by shooting; kill or wound someone by shooting因开枪而对…造成巨大损失; 击毙; 击伤：
the police shot up our building.
警方的胡乱开枪给我们的大楼造成了巨大破坏。
- （亦作shoot up）informal inject a narcotic drug; inject someone with a narcotic drug〈非正式〉注射毒品; 给…注射毒品：
she went home and shot up alone in her room
她回到家, 一个人在房间里注射毒品
I was shooting up cocaine
当时我正在给自己注射可卡因
shoot people up with the new chemical and see what happens.
给人注射新的化学药品, 看看会发生什么情况。