shot

shot1
(复同单)
  1. the firing of a gun or cannon
    射击；开枪；开炮
    he brought down a caribou with a single shot to the neck.
    他一枪打中北美驯鹿的颈部。
    the opening shots have been fired in a legal battle over repairs.
    就维修问题一场法律官司打响了。
    ■an attempt to hit a target by shooting
    朝目标射击
    he asked me if I would like to have a shot at a pheasant.
    他问我是否想开枪试射一只雉鸡。
    ■(figurative)a critical or aggressive remark
    (喻)批评；攻击性话语
    Paul tried one last shot—‘You realize what you want will cost more money?’.
    保罗最后又试着批评说——“你知道你所想要的会花更多的钱吗？”。
    ■[withadj.]a person with a specified level of ability in shooting
    射手
    he was an excellent shot at short and long distances.
    不论距离长短，他都能够射得很出色。
  2. a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports such as football, tennis, or golf
    击球；抽球；踢球
    his partner pulled off a winning backhand shot.
    他的同伴打出了一个决定胜负的反手击球。
    ■an attempt to drive the ball into goal; an attempt to score
    射门；投篮；（试图）得分
    hetook a shot that the goalie stopped.
    他射门，守门员扑住了。
    ■(informal)an attempt to do something
    (非正式)企图做某事
    several of the competitors will have a shot at the all-round title.
    选手中有几人将要争夺全能冠军。
  3. (复同单)a ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon
    弹丸；子弹；炮弹
    ■(亦作 lead shot)[mass noun]tiny lead pellets used in quantity in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun
    铅沙弹
    ■a heavy ball thrown by a shot-putter
    铅球
  4. a photograph
    照相；拍摄
    she took a shot of me holding a lamp near my face.
    她给我照了一张端着灯贴近脸的照片。
    ■a film sequence photographed continuously by one camera
    连续镜头；一段影片
    the movie's opening shot is of a character walking across a featureless landscape.
    电影开始镜头是一个人物走过平淡无奇的画面。
    ■[mass noun]the range of a camera's view
    镜头范围
    a prop man was standing just out of shot.
    一个道具管理员站在镜头之外。
  5. (informal)a small alcoholic drink, especially of spirits
    (非正式)（烈酒的）一口，一小杯
    he took a shot of whisky.
    他喝了一小口威士忌酒。
    ■an injection of a drug or vaccine
    （毒品或疫苗的）注射
    he took a shot of impure heroin.
    他注射不纯的海洛因。
  6. [usu. with modifier]the launch of a space rocket
    火箭发射
    a moon shot.
    向月球发射火箭。
常用词组
give it one's best shot
  1. (informal)do the best that one can
    (非正式)尽力做好
like a shot
  1. (informal)without hesitation; willingly
    (非正式)毫不犹豫；乐意
    ‘Would you go back?’ ‘Like a shot.’.
    “你要回去吗？”“当然。”。
not a shot in one's locker
  1. (Brit.)no money or chances left
    (英)身无分文；毫无办法
a shot across the bows
  1. 见bow
a shot in the arm
  1. (informal)an encouraging stimulus
    (非正式)刺激；鼓舞
    the movie was a real shot in the arm for our crew.
    对我们全体队员来说，这部电影非常鼓舞人心。
a shot in the dark
  1. 见dark
派生
语源
  1. Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb shoot
shot2
adjective
  1. (of coloured cloth) woven with a warp and weft of different colours, giving a contrasting effect when looked at from different angles
    织成杂色的；闪色的
    a dress of shot silk.
    一件闪色女绸服。
    ■interspersed with a different colour
    颜色夹杂的；花色的
    dark hair shot with silver.
    夹杂着银发的黑发。
  2. (informal)ruined or worn out
    (非正式)毁坏的；破坏的
    a completely shot engine will put you out of the race.
    完全坏了的引擎会使你退出比赛。
    my nerves are shot.
    我的神经崩溃了。
    ■[predic.](US&Austral./NZ)drunk
    (美，澳/新西兰)醉的
常用词组
get (或 be)shot of
  1. (Brit. informal)get (or be) rid of
    (英，非正式)除去
  1. (shot through with)suffused with (a particular feature or quality)
    充满
    the mist was shot through with orange spokes of light.
    薄雾中散射着橙色的光线。
shot to pieces (或 to hell)
  1. (informal)ruined
    (非正式)毁坏的
shot3
noun
  1. [in sing.](Brit. informal, dated)a bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub
    (英，非正式，旧)喝酒的账单
    he had paid her shot.
    他给她付了酒钱。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from shot; compare with Old English scēotan 'shoot, pay, contribute' and scot
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