| 释义 |
Examples:shoot oneself in the foot—coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)—chest silhouette (used as a target in shooting practice)—(soccer, handball etc) kick or shoot the ball towards the goal—amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie—shoot with unfailing accuracy—lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action—snipe (shoot from hiding)—paintball (sport involving shooting gelatin paintballs)—pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action—shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking—begin shooting a film or TV show—lit. refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases [idiom.]— |