/ʃu:t ||; ʃut/verb
(
past tense past participle shot /ʃɒt
||; ʃɑt/)
1 [I,T] shoot (sth) (at sb/sth) to fire a gun or another weapon 开枪;射击;射箭:
Don't shoot! 不要开枪!
She shot an arrow at the target, but missed it. 她向靶子射了一箭,但没有射中。
2 [T] to injure or kill sb/sth with a gun 射伤;击毙:
The policeman was shot in the arm. 那个警察手臂中了一枪。
The soldier was shot dead. 那个士兵被射杀。
3 [I,T] to hunt and kill birds and animals with a gun as a sport 狩猎;猎杀:
He goes shooting at the weekends. 他每逢周末都去打猎。
☞Look at hunting. 参看hunting。
4 [I,T] to move somewhere quickly and suddenly; to make sth move in this way (使)朝某方向突然快速移动:
The car shot past me at 100 miles per hour. 那辆汽车以每小时100英里的速度从我身旁飞驰而过。
5 [I] (of pain) to go very suddenly along part of your body (指疼痛)剧烈:
The pain shot up my leg. 我的腿一阵剧痛。
shooting pains in the chest 胸口剧痛
6 [I,T] to make a film or photograph of sth 拍摄电影或照片 ·
They shot the scene ten times. 那场戏他们拍了十次。
7 [I] shoot (at sth) (in football, etc) to try to kick or hit the ball into the goal (足球等)射门:
He should have shot instead of passing. 他应该射门而不该把球传给别人。
☞noun shot 名词为shot
shoot sb/sth down to make sb/sth fall to the ground by shooting him/her/it 击落;击倒:
The helicopter was shot down by a missile. 那架直升机被一枚导弹击落。
shoot up to increase by a large amount; to grow very quickly 迅速增加或上升:
Prices have shot up in the past year. 过去一年物价急剧上升。