| 单词 | shot |
| 释义 | noun | adjective | verb shotshot1 /ʃɑt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1GUN a)an act of firing a gun: The first shot missed Randy’s head by just a few inches. He quickly fired three shots. Someone took a shot at her as she was getting out of her car. One of the police officers fired a warning shot. b)[countable] the sound of a gun being fired: Where were you when you heard the shot? A second shot rang out.2SPORTS [countable] an attempt to throw, kick, or hit the ball toward the place where you can gain points, especially in basketball, tennis, hockey, or soccer: I was open, so I took the shot. He only made one shot in six attempts.3PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph of a particular thing, view, person, etc.: get/take a shot (of something) Al got some good shots of the parade as it went past.4MOVIE/TV [countable] a continuous view of something in a movie or television program, that is produced by having the camera in a particular position: In the opening shot, we see a train come into the station.5ATTEMPT [countable] an attempt to do something or achieve something: shot at This will be his second shot at the championship. Rhonda was willing to take a shot at singing on stage. I’ve never tried before, but I’ll give it a shot. I’m not promising I’ll succeed, but I’ll give it my best shot.6MEDICINE [countable] an amount of a medicine that is put into your body with a needle, or the act of doing this: You should have a tetanus shot every ten years or so.7DRINK [countable] a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink: shot of a shot of whiskey8BULLETS [uncountable] a)small metal balls that are shot, many at a time, from a shotgun b)old use large metal balls that are shot from a cannon9REMARK [countable] an angry remark: She couldn’t resist a parting shot at Brian: “I never loved you anyway!” That joke about his height was a cheap shot (=a rude remark that is not necessary).the first/opening shot (=an attack at the beginning of a political argument or campaign)10HEAVY BALL [countable] a heavy metal ball that competitors try to throw as far as possible in the sport of the shot put11a good/bad etc. shot someone who can shoot a gun well, badly, etc.: Sgt. Cooper is an excellent shot.12a shot in the dark an attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas: My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.13a shot in the arm something that makes you more confident or more successful: The new factory will give the local economy a real shot in the arm.14a 10-to-1/50-to-1 etc. shot a horse, dog, etc. in a race, whose chances of winning are expressed as numbers that show the odds15like a shot if you do something like a shot, you do it very quickly and eagerly: She was out of the room like a shot.16a warning shot (also a shot across somebody’s bow) something you say or do to warn someone that you are going to oppose him or her → see also big shot, call the shots at call1 (11), not by a long shot at long shot (2), mug shot noun | adjective | verb shotshot2 adjective [not before noun] 1be shot spoken to be in a bad condition after being used too much or treated badly: My back tires are shot. His confidence was shot to pieces.2be shot through with something formal a)to have a lot of a particular quality or feeling: All the stories were shot through with gentle humor. b)if a piece of cloth is shot through with a color, it has very small threads of that color woven into it noun | adjective | verb shotshot3 verb the past tense and past participle of shoot |
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