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shoot

verb

noun

ʃuːt verb

KILL/INJURE

杀死/伤害

to deliberately kill or injure someone using a gun 〔开枪〕射死，射伤 T

Police shot one suspect when he pulled a gun on them.

警方击毙一名对他们拔枪的嫌疑人。

Smith killed his wife, and then shot himself.

史密斯杀死妻子，然后开枪自杀。

A woman was shot dead in an attempted robbery.

一名女子在一桩未遂抢劫案中中枪身亡。

shoot sb in the leg/head etc

He had been shot in the back while trying to escape.

他试图逃跑时背部中枪。

The guards have orders to shoot intruders on sight (=shoot them as soon as they see them) .

卫兵们奉命一见到有人闯入就开枪。

FIRE A GUN ETC

开枪等

to make a bullet or ARROW come from a weapon 开（枪）; 射（箭）; 发射（武器）; 射击 I,T

Don’t shoot! I’m coming out with my hands up.

别开枪！我现在举起双手出来。

[+ at ]

Two guys walked in and started shooting at people.

两个家伙走进来，然后开始向人们开枪。

The soldiers had orders to shoot to kill (=shoot at someone with the intention of killing them) .

士兵奉命开枪射杀。

shoot bullets/arrows

They shot arrows from behind the thick bushes.

他们躲在浓密的灌木丛后面射箭。

shoot a gun/rifle etc

Tod’s grandfather taught him to shoot a rifle.

托德的祖父教他步枪射击。

BIRDS/ANIMALS

鸟/兽类

to shoot and kill animals or birds as a sport 猎杀（动物或鸟）; 打猎 I,T

They spent the weekend in Scotland shooting grouse.

他们周末在苏格兰打松鸡。

MOVE QUICKLY

迅速移动

to move quickly in a particular direction, or to make something move in this way （使）〔朝某方向〕飞快地移动 I,T always + adv/prep

She shot past me into the house.

她从我身边飞奔过去，跑进屋里。

The cat shot across the garden.

这只猫快速穿过花园。

‘Where does cotton come from?’ Ron’s hand shot up. ‘America, Miss!’

“棉花来自哪里？”罗恩的手猛地举起。“美国，老师！”

The fountain shoots water 20 feet into the air.

喷泉把水喷射到 20 英尺高的空中。

TRY TO SCORE

试图得分

to kick or throw a ball in a sport such as football or BASKETBALL towards the place where you can get a point 射门; 投射，投（球） I,T

Giggs shot from the halfway line.

吉格斯在中场线上射门。

LOOK AT SB

看某人

also 又作 to look at someone quickly, especially so that other people do not see, to show them how you feel 迅速地看某人一眼

shoot sb a quick/sharp/warning etc look/glance

‘You’re welcome to stay as long as you like.’ Michelle shot him a furious glance.

“随你爱呆多久都行。”米歇尔愤怒地瞪了他一眼。

Jack shot an anxious look at his mother.

杰克向母亲投去焦虑的目光。

PHOTOGRAPH/FILM

照片/电影

to take photographs or make a film of something 拍摄 I,T

The movie was shot in New Zealand.

这部影片是在新西兰拍摄的。

PAIN

疼痛

if pain shoots through your body, you feel it going quickly through it 迅速通过〔身体〕 I always + adv/prep

[+ through/along ]

A sharp pain suddenly shot along his arm.

他的手臂突然感到一阵剧痛。

shooting pains

shoot it out (with sb)

if people shoot it out, they fight using guns, especially until one person or group is killed or defeated by the other 用枪（与某人）决出胜负; 开枪（与某人）决一死战

a scene in which the cops shoot it out with the drug dealers

警察和毒品贩子拼死枪战的场面

shoot yourself in the foot

10. to say or do something stupid that will cause you a lot of trouble 搬起石头砸自己的脚，自找麻烦〔因说了蠢话或做了蠢事〕

If he keeps talking, pretty soon he’ll shoot himself in the foot.

如果他再讲下去，很快就会自取其咎。

shoot questions at sb

11. to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly 对某人提出一连串的问题

The prosecutor shot a series of rapid questions at Hendrickson.

原告律师向亨得里克森提出了一连串问题。

shoot your mouth off

12. to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about [非正式] 信口开河，大肆吹嘘 informal

Don’t go shooting your mouth off.

别乱吹嘘了。

shoot the bull/breeze

13. to have an informal conversation about unimportant things [美，非正式] 谈天，闲聊，闲扯 AmE informal

Cal and I were sitting on the porch, shooting the breeze.

卡尔和我坐在门廊上闲聊。

shoot

14. used to tell someone to start speaking [美，口] 说吧，请讲〔用于让某人把话说出来〕 AmE spoken

‘I have a few questions.’ ‘OK, shoot.’

“我有几个问题。”“好的，问吧。”

shoot from the hip

15. to say what you think in a direct way, or make a decision very quickly, without thinking about it first 直言不讳; 鲁莽行事

shoot to fame/stardom/prominence

16. to suddenly become very famous 一举成名/跃为明星/迅速成名

Brian, an air steward, shot to fame on the television show ‘Big Brother’.

布赖恩，一名飞机乘务员，在电视节目《老大哥》中一举成名。

shoot to number 1/to the top of the charts etc

17. to suddenly become very successful in the popular music CHARTS (=the list of records that have sold the most copies that week) 蹿升到排行榜的榜首位等

Westlife’s new album shot straight to the top of the charts.

“西城男孩”的新专辑一路蹿升到排行榜的榜首。

shoot hoops/baskets

18. to practise throwing BASKETBALLS into the basket [非正式] 练习投篮 informal

shoot the rapids

19. to sail a small boat along a river that is moving very fast over rocks, as a sport 激流划艇

He was shooting the rapids when his canoe capsized.

在玩激流划艇时他的独木舟翻了。

shoot pool

20. to play the game of POOL [非正式] 打撞球 informal

shoot craps

21. to play the game of CRAPS [美，非正式] 玩双骰子游戏 AmE informal

PLANTS

植物

if a plant shoots, a new part of it starts to grow, especially a new stem and leaves 抽芽，长出新枝（新叶） I

LOCK ON A DOOR

门闩

to move the BOLT on a door so that it is in the locked or unlocked position 闩上; 拔出〔门闩〕 T

have shot your bolt have shot your wad

24. also 又作 to have used all of your money, power, energy etc 竭尽全力，倾其所有 BrE informal AmE informal

shoot your load

25. to EJACULATE [非正式] 射精 informal

26 to make an enemy plane crash to the ground, by firing weapons at it 击落，击毁〔敌机〕

His plane was shot down over France in 1944.

1944 年他的飞机在法国上空被击落。

27 to kill or seriously injure someone by shooting them, especially someone who cannot defend themselves 开枪击毙，击伤〔尤指无法自卫者〕

The army were accused of shooting down unarmed demonstrators.

军队被指控向手无寸铁的示威者开枪。

28 to say or show that someone’s ideas or opinions are wrong or stupid [非正式] 否决，驳倒 informal

I tried to help, but all my suggestions were shot down in flames , as usual.

我想帮忙，但我所有的提议照例都被否定了。

29 to try to achieve a particular aim, especially one that is very difficult 试图达到，争取得到〔尤指困难的目标〕;

We are shooting for a 50% increase in sales in the next financial year.

我们力争在下一个财政年度销售额有 50% 的增幅。

30 to leave somewhere quickly or suddenly 迅速走开; 突然离开

Sorry, but I’ll have to shoot off before the end of the meeting.

对不起，我得在会议结束前先走了。

31 to leave a place quickly, especially in order to avoid someone or something 飞快地离开〔尤为了避开某人或某事〕

32 to increase very quickly and suddenly 猛增

Demand for water has shot up by 70% over the last 30 years.

过去 30 年来，水的需求量猛增了 70%。

33 if a child shoots up, he or she grows taller very quickly and suddenly 〔儿童〕迅速长高

I can’t believe this is Joshua – he’s shot up since we last saw him!

我无法相信这就是乔舒亚，我们上次见到他之后，他长这么高了！

shoot sb/sth up

↔ to cause serious injury or damage to someone or something by shooting them with bullets 开枪击伤〔某人〕，击毁〔某物〕

Then two men came in and shot up the entire lobby.

然后两名男子进来，开枪把整个大厅打了个稀烂。

shoot up (sth)

to put illegal drugs into your blood, using a needle [非正式] 注射〔毒品〕 informal

Kids as young as ten are shooting up heroin.

连十岁大的小孩都在注射海洛因。

noun

36 the part of a plant that comes up above the ground when it is just beginning to grow, or a new part that grows on an existing plant 〔植物的〕芽，苗，嫩枝

Tender green shoots will appear in February.

二月份就会长出嫩芽来。

37 an occasion when someone takes photographs or makes a film 〔照片或电影的〕拍摄

a photo shoot sponsored by Kodak

由柯达公司赞助的照片摄影

on a shoot

She’s out on a video shoot .

她外出去拍录像了。

38 an occasion when people shoot birds or animals for sport, or the area of land where they do this 打猎，狩猎; 狩猎区

on a shoot

The royal party was on a shoot when the incident occurred.

事件发生时，王室成员正在打猎。

green shoots (of recovery)

the first sign that a situation is improving, especially an economic situation [英] 〔好转的〕最初迹象〔尤指经济情况〕 BrE

40 used to show that you are annoyed or disappointed about something [美，非正式] 呸; 倒霉〔用于表示懊恼或失望〕

Oh, shoot! I forgot to buy milk.

噢，倒霉！我忘了买牛奶。