| 单词 | money shot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoney shot money shot n. U.S. colloquial (a) Sport a shot on which the outcome of a match, etc., depends; a very important shot; cf. Compounds 3; (b) a provocative, sensational, or memorable sequence in a film, on which the film's commercial performance is perceived to depend; spec. (in a pornographic film) one showing ejaculation (= come shot n. at come n.1 Compounds); (also in extended use) a crucial or pivotal moment, event, or factor, esp. in another art form, as a novel. ΚΠ 1928 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Evening Observer 6 Aug. 15/2 Bobby Jones [sc. a golfer] admits he gets scared when he has to make a money shot. 1961 A. Palmer Golf Bk. 38 In low-scoring, high-money tournaments, your drive becomes the money shot. 1977 S. Ziplow Filmmaker's Guide to Pornography 34 There are those who believe that the come shot, or, as some refer to it, the ‘money shot’, is the most important element in the movie. 1990 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 56/2 That glimpse of molar through the hole in Otto's cheek is the novel's money shot. 1991 Washington Post 4 June e7/1 In Kareem's waning years, when Magic [Johnson] was taking all the money shots. 2003 Film Comment May 17/1 The images were of the so-called money shots from well-known movies like Gone with the Wind or The Sound of Music. < as lemmas |
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