shot
n
1 [C] ~ (at sb/sth) act of shooting a gun, etc; sound of this 射击; 发射; 枪炮声: fire a few shots 放几枪
hear shots in the distance 听到远处的枪声
take a shot at the enemy 朝敌人开枪
Two of her shots hit the centre of the target. 她有两枪打中靶心.
(fig 比喻) His remark was meant as a shot at me. 他的话是冲著我来的.
2 [C] ~ (at sth/doing sth) attempt to do sth; try 试图; 设法
have a shot at (solving) this problem 设法解决这一问题
After a few shots at guessing who did it, I gave up. 到底是谁干的, 我猜了几次没猜著就不再猜了.
3 [C] stroke in cricket, tennis, billiards, etc or a kick in football （板球、 网球、 台球等中的）击球; （足球中的）踢
a backhand shot 反手抽击
Good shot! 好球! * The striker had/took a shot at goal, ie tried to score. 前锋射门.
4 [C]
(a) (pl unchanged 复数不变) (formerly) non-explosive ball of stone or metal shot from a cannon or gun （旧时）大炮或枪使用的无炸药的石弹丸或金属弹丸. Cf 参看 cartridge 1, shell 3.
(b) (often 常作 the shot) [sing]
heavy iron ball used in shot-put competitions （运动竞赛用的）铅球
put (ie throw) the shot 推铅球.
5 [U] (also lead `shot) large number of tiny balls or pellets of lead packed inside cartridges fired from shotguns （猎枪用的）散弹.
6 [C] person with regard to his skill in shooting a gun, etc 射手; 枪手; 炮手
a first-class, good, poor, etc shot 第一流的、 好的、差劲的...射手.
7 [C]
(a) photograph or scene photographed 镜头; 景
a long shot, ie taken with a long distance between the camera and the thing photographed 远镜头
a shot of the politician making a speech 政治家演讲的镜头.
(b) single continuous film sequence photographed by one camera （电影中以同一摄影机拍摄的）连续镜头
an action shot of a car chase 汽车追赶动作的连续镜头.
8 [C] launch of a space rocket, missile, etc （宇宙火箭、 导弹等的）发射
the second space shot this year 今年的第二次空间发射.
9 [C] (infml 口) injection of a drug, etc with a hypodermic needle 皮下注射（药物等）
Have you had your typhus shots yet? 你打过斑疹伤寒防疫针了吗?
10 [C] (infml 口) small amount of whisky, gin, etc （威士忌、 杜松子酒等的）少量
a shot of vodka 一点伏特加.
11 (idm 习语) a big noise/shot =>big call the shots/tune =>call2. a leap/shot in the dark =>dark1. like a `shot (infml 口)
(a) at once; without hesitation 立刻; 毫不犹豫地
If I had the chance to go, I'd take it like a shot. 我要是有机会去, 我就不犹豫.
(b) very fast 飞快地
The dog was after the rabbit like a shot. 那只狗飞快地追赶兔子. a long shot =>long1. not by a long chalk/shot =>long1. a parting shot => parting. a shot in the `arm thing that encourages or gives fresh energy to sb/sth 起鼓舞或振奋作用的事物
The improved trade figures are a much-needed shot in the arm for the economy. 贸易数额增长是当前极需的推动国民经济的因素.
shot adj
1 ~ (with sth) (of cloth) woven or dyed so as to show different colours when looked at from different angles （指织物）（织得或染得）颜色闪变的（从不同角度看颜色不同）: shot silk 闪光绸
a black curtain shot with silver 闪银光的黑色帷幔
(fig 比喻) brown hair shot with grey 花白的棕色头发.
2 [usu pred 通常作表语]
(infml 口 esp US) worn out; used up; wrecked 筋疲力尽; 用旧; 耗尽; 毁坏
Her patience was completely shot. 她已忍无可忍.
3 (idm 习语) shot through with sth containing much of (a quality); suffused with sth 很有（某特质）; 充满著
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*[ʃɒt]n. 发射, 炮弹, 射击, 射手, 投篮, 射门, 子弹, 射程, 拍摄, 注射vt. 装弹, 使成颗粒状a. 杂色的, 交织着的, 渗透的, 点焊的, 破旧的shoot的过去式和过去分词【机】 珠, 粒, 射注过程相关词组: like a shot not by a long shot be shot down I'll be shot if... have a shot at take a shot at