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shot

UK /ʃɒt/US /ʃɑːt/

词源

源自古英语'scot'、'sceot',与古诺尔斯语'skot'相关,最初指'发射、投射'的动作。

noun

❶ 射击或开枪的行为,指用枪或其他武器发射子弹或弹丸的动作。

“He fired a shot at the target.”

(他朝目标开了一枪。)

“The police heard three shots in the distance.”

(警察听到远处传来三声枪响。)

❶ 体育中的射门或投篮动作,指在足球、篮球等比赛中试图得分的行为。

“His shot went wide of the goal.”

(他的射门偏出了球门。)

“She scored with a powerful shot.”

(她一记有力的射门得分了。)

❶ 一次尝试或努力,通常指有风险或不确定结果的行动。

“It's a long shot, but we might succeed.”

(虽然希望渺茫,但我们可能会成功。)

“Give it your best shot!”

(尽你最大的努力试试看!)

❶ 照片或电影中的一个镜头,指摄像机一次连续拍摄的画面。

“The director wanted one more shot of the sunset.”

(导演想再拍一个日落的镜头。)

“This is my favorite shot from the movie.”

(这是电影中我最喜欢的镜头。)

❶ 一小杯烈酒,通常指威士忌、伏特加等直接饮用的量。

“He ordered a shot of whiskey.”

(他点了一杯威士忌。)

“She downed the tequila shot quickly.”

(她快速喝下了龙舌兰酒。)

同义词:attempt, try, effort, photograph, drink

verb

❶ 射击或开枪,指用枪或其他武器发射子弹。

“The officer shot the suspect in the leg.”

(警官射中了嫌疑人的腿。)

“He shot at the target but missed.”

(他朝目标开枪但没打中。)

❶ 快速移动或经过,指突然快速地通过某处。

“The car shot past us at high speed.”

(那辆车高速从我们旁边驶过。)

“He shot out of the room when he heard the news.”

(听到消息后他冲出了房间。)

同义词:fire, discharge, launch, dart, rush

常见短语

a shot in the dark — 盲目的尝试,指没有把握或信息的猜测或行动。

“I don't know the answer - this is just a shot in the dark.”

(我不知道答案 - 这只是瞎猜。)

call the shots — 发号施令,指掌握控制权或决策权的人。

“In this company, the CEO calls the shots.”

(在这家公司,CEO说了算。)

big shot — 大人物,指重要或有影响力的人,有时带贬义。

“He thinks he's such a big shot since he got promoted.”

(自从升职后,他就觉得自己是个大人物了。)