shot

noun

用枪炮 with gun

1. 射击；开枪（或炮）；枪（或炮）声
   the act of firing a gun; the sound this makes
   1. The man fired several shots from his pistol.
      那个男人用手枪开了几枪。
   2. Someone took a shot at the car.
      有人朝轿车开枪。
   3. We heard some shots in the distance.
      我们听见远处有几声枪响。
2. 优秀（或不高明等的）射手，枪手，炮手
   a person who shoots a gun in a particular way (well, badly, etc.)

子弹 bullets

3. 铅沙弹
   a large number of small metal balls that you fire together from a shotgun
4. （旧时用大炮发射的石质或金属的）弹丸
   a large stone or metal ball that was shot from a cannon or large gun in the past

言语；行动 remark/action

5. （针对对手、多为一系列之一的）一席话，一击
   a remark or an action that is usually one of a series, and is aimed against sb/sth that you are arguing or competing with
   1. This statement was the opening shot in the argument.
      这番话打响了争论的第一炮。
   2. The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today.
      今天，这家超市打响了价格战的头一炮。

尝试 attempt

6. 尝试；努力
   the act of trying to do or achieve sth
   1. The team are looking good for a shot at the title.
      看来这个队力争夺冠的势头不错。
   2. I've never produced a play before but I'll have a shot at it.
      我从来没有写过戏剧，不过我要尝试一下。
   3. I'm willing to give it a shot .
      我愿意试试。
   4. Just give it your best shot (= try as hard as you can) and you'll be fine.
      只要尽自己最大努力，你就会有好的结果。

体育运动 in sport

7. 击球；射门；投篮
   the action of hitting, kicking or throwing the ball in order to score a point or goal in a game
   1. Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net.
      泰勒一脚低射，把球射入网角。
   2. Good shot!
      好球！
8. 铅球
   the heavy ball that is used in the sports competition called the shot-put

照片 photograph

9. 照片
   a photograph
   1. I got some good shots of people at the party.
      我给参加聚会的人拍了几张精彩的照片。

电影中的镜头 scene in film/movie

10. （电影中的）镜头
    a scene in a film/movie that is filmed continuously by one camera
    1. the opening shot of a character walking across a desert
       影片开头呈现一个人穿越沙漠的镜头

药物 drug

11. 注射
    a small amount of a drug that is put into your body using a syringe
    1. a flu shot (= to protect you against flu)
       打预防流感的针
    2. a shot of morphine
       打一针吗啡

饮料 drink

12. 少量饮料；（尤指）少量烈酒
    a small amount of a drink, especially a strong alcoholic one
    1. a shot of whisky
       一点威士忌

航天器 of spacecraft

13. 发射
    an occasion when a spacecraft is sent into space
    1. The space shot was shown live on television.
       此次太空发射在电视上做了实况转播。

比赛中的马（或狗） horse/dog in race

14. 有…获胜可能的马（或狗）
    a horse, dog, etc. that has the particular chance of winning a race that is mentioned
    1. The horse is a 10–1 shot.
       这匹马的获胜率为10:1。

adj.

1. 杂色的；闪色的
   having another colour showing through or mixed with the main colour
   1. shot silk
      闪色绸
2. 破烂不堪；筋疲力尽；毁坏
   in a very bad condition; destroyed
   1. The brakes on this car are shot.
      这辆车上的刹车完全失灵了。
   2. I'm shot─I'm too old for this job.
      我一点力气都没有了——我这岁数干不动这活儿了。
   3. After the accident his nerves were shot to pieces .
      经历了那场事故，他的神经脆弱到了极点。

1. 
   Shot is the past tense and past participle of shoot .
2. N-COUNT 开枪;射击
   A shot is an act of firing a gun.
   1. He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot...
      他在近距离一枪射杀了珀西瓦尔。
   2. A man fired a volley of shots at them.
      一名男子向他们射出了一排子弹。
3. N-COUNT 射手;枪手
   Someone who is a good shot can shoot well. Someone who is a bad shot cannot shoot well.
   1. He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
      他视力不好，算不上是一个出色的射手。
4. N-COUNT 射门;击球;投篮
   In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point.
   1. He had only one shot at goal.
      他只有一次射门得分。
5. N-COUNT 一张照片;(电影的)一组镜头
   A shot is a photograph or a particular sequence of pictures in a film.
   1. ...a shot of a fox peering from the bushes...
      一只狐狸从灌木丛中窥视的照片
   2. He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
      他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。
6. N-COUNT 尝试;努力
   If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it.
   1. The heavyweight champion will be given a shot at Holyfield's world title.
      这名重量级拳击冠军将尝试挑战霍利菲尔德的世界冠军头衔。
7. N-COUNT (药品等的)注射
   A shot of a drug is an injection of it.
   1. He administered a shot of Nembutal.
      他注射了一针宁比泰。
8. N-COUNT 一口，一小杯(烈性酒)
   A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it.
   1. ...a shot of vodka.
      一小杯伏特加
   2. ...spirits and liqueurs, served in a shot glass.
      小杯的烈性酒和利口酒
9. PHRASE 尽最大努力
   If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can.
   1. I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.
      我没指望赢。但我会尽全力的。
10. PHRASE 对…的警告
    If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing.
    1. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
       作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。
11. PHRASE 操纵;发号施令;作决定
    The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
    1. The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so.
       董事们掌握大权，没有他们的允许什么都不能做。
12. PHRASE 立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地
    If you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation.
    1. I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot...
       听到钥匙在开前门的声音，我立即从床上起来了。
    2. If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
       如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。
13. PHRASE 没把握的尝试;不大可能成功的尝试
    If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying.
    1. The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose...
       这桩交易有些冒险，不过巴格利也没什么可损失的。
    2. I thought about meeting a handsome stranger but it seemed a bit of a long shot.
       我想象着能遇到一个英俊的陌生人，不过这似乎希望不大。
14. PHRASE (表示强调)根本，远远
    People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
    1. The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
       导弹削减条约大幅度减少了导弹数量，然而军备竞赛还远没有停止。
15. PHRASE 布满，充满，富有(某种因素或特征)
    If something is shot through with an element or feature, it contains a lot of that element or feature.
    1. His work was deeply refreshing, and all of it shot through with humour...
       他的作品令人耳目一新，充满幽默元素。
    2. This is an argument shot through with inconsistency.
       这个论点前后矛盾，漏洞百出。
16. a shot in the dark → see: dark

1. The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot
   游击队击落了一架飞机，并俘获了飞行员。
2. The group had shot dead another hostage.
   该组织又开枪打死了一名人质。
3. A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.
   一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。
4. Oh my God he's shot somebody
   我的天哪！他开枪打人了。
5. Last month a shopkeeper's nephew was shot dead
   上个月一名店主的侄子被枪杀了。
6. He lured her to his home and shot her with his father's gun
   他把她哄到家里，用他父亲的枪射杀了她。
7. The gun misfired after one shot and jammed.
   开过一枪后，枪哑火卡住了。
8. They were shot yesterday after being convicted of mutiny and high treason.
   在被宣判犯有叛乱罪和叛国罪后，他们昨天被枪决了。
9. He saved one shot when the ball hit him on the head.
   球砸中他的脑袋，从而让他化解了一次射门。
10. Gunmen shot dead the brother of the minister
    持枪歹徒开枪打死了部长的弟弟。
11. Her father shot himself in the head with a shotgun.
    她父亲用一把猎枪开枪自杀了。
12. They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile
    他们声称击落了一枚来犯的导弹。
13. They shot him down in cold blood.
    他们残忍地开枪将他打死了。
14. He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot
    他在近距离一枪射杀了珀西瓦尔。
15. A man fired a volley of shots at them.
    一名男子向他们射出了一排子弹。
16. He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
    他视力不好，算不上是一个出色的射手。
17. He had only one shot at goal.
    他只有一次射门得分。
18. He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
    他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。
19. The heavyweight champion will be given a shot at Holyfield's world title.
    这名重量级拳击冠军将尝试挑战霍利菲尔德的世界冠军头衔。
20. I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.
    我没指望赢。但我会尽全力的。
21. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
    作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。
22. I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot
    听到钥匙在开前门的声音，我立即从床上起来了。
23. If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
    如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。
24. The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose
    这桩交易有些冒险，不过巴格利也没什么可损失的。
25. I thought about meeting a handsome stranger but it seemed a bit of a long shot.
    我想象着能遇到一个英俊的陌生人，不过这似乎希望不大。
26. The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
    导弹削减条约大幅度减少了导弹数量，然而军备竞赛还远没有停止。
27. His work was deeply refreshing, and all of it shot through with humour
    他的作品令人耳目一新，充满幽默元素。
28. This is an argument shot through with inconsistency.
    这个论点前后矛盾，漏洞百出。
29. Don't move, otherwise I'll kill you [ you'll be shot dead].
    不许动，要不我就崩了你。

n.

like a shot

• 立刻；飞快地；毫不犹豫
  very quickly and without hesitating
  1. If I had the chance to go there, I'd go like a shot.
     要是我有机会去那儿，我会毫不犹豫就去的。

a shot across the/sb's bows

• （若不改变就会有某种后果的）警告
  something that you say or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change, etc.

a shot in the arm

• 鼓舞的力量；令人振奋的事情；强心针
  something that gives sb/sth the help or encouragement they need

a big noise/shot/name

• 大人物；要人
  an important person

call the shots/tune

• 控制；操纵
  to be the person who controls a situation

a shot/stab in the dark

• 瞎猜；盲动；盲干
  a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be
  1. The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.
     他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。

a long shot

• 成功希望不大的尝试；把握不大的猜测；姑妄一猜
  an attempt or a guess that is not likely to be successful but is worth trying
  1. It's a long shot, but it just might work.
     没有什么把握，但也许行得通。

parting shot

• 临去的放话（尤指不友善的）
  a final remark, especially an unkind one, that sb makes as they leave

adj.

be/get shot of sb/sth

• 摆脱；解决；处理
  to get rid of sb/sth so you no longer have the problems they cause

shot through with sth

• 布满，充满，富有（某种颜色、品质或特征）
  containing a lot of a particular colour, quality or feature
  1. a voice shot through with emotion
     富有感情的声音

noun

1. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

   Synonym:    blastoff

2. the act of firing a projectile
   1. his shooting was slow but accurate

   Synonym:    shooting

3. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
   1. it took two strokes to get out of the bunker
   2. a good shot requires good balance and tempo
   3. he left me an almost impossible shot

   Synonym:    stroke

4. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
   1. the nurse gave him a flu shot

   Synonym:    injection

5. informal words for any attempt or effort
   1. he gave it his best shot
   2. he took a stab at forecasting

   Synonym:    stab

6. an attempt to score in a game

7. a blow hard enough to cause injury
   1. he is still recovering from a shot to his leg
   2. I caught him with a solid shot to the chin

8. a solid missile discharged from a firearm
   1. the shot buzzed past his ear

   Synonym:    pellet

9. an explosive charge used in blasting

10. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
    1. he trained at putting the shot

11. an informal photograph
    1. my snapshots haven't been developed yet
    2. he tried to get unposed shots of his friends

    Synonym:    snapshotsnap

12. an estimate based on little or no information

    Synonym:    guessguessworkguessingdead reckoning

13. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

    Synonym:    scene

14. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
    1. his parting shot was `drop dead'
    2. she threw shafts of sarcasm
    3. she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

    Synonym:    shaftslamdigbarbjibegibe

15. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
    1. he is a crack shot
    2. a poor shooter

    Synonym:    shooter

16. a small drink of liquor
    1. he poured a shot of whiskey

    Synonym:    nip

17. a chance to do something
    1. he wanted a shot at the champion

    Synonym:    crack

adj

1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
   1. changeable taffeta
   2. chatoyant (or shot) silk
   3. a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent

   Synonym:    changeablechatoyantiridescent