shoot1/ʃut; ʃuːt/v past tense and past participle shot /ʃɑt; ʃɒt/1 [I,T] to fire a gun at someone, or kill or injure someone with a gun 对〔某人〕开枪﹔〔用枪〕射死﹔射伤: She pulled out a gun and shot him. 她拔枪射杀他。Don’t shoot ! 别开枪!+at Someone on the roof was shooting at her. 屋顶上有个人在向她开枪。Three people were shot dead by police. 有三个人被警察开枪打死。shoot yourself Finally, he shot himself. 最后他开枪自杀了。2 [I,T] 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: +out/through/into etc I shot out of bed. 我从床上一跃而起。shoot sth out/into etc Most fountains shoot water into the air. 大多数喷泉把水喷射到空中。3 [I,T] to take photographs or make a film of something 拍摄: The movie was shot in Rome. 这部影片是在罗马拍摄的。4 [I] to kick or throw a ball towards the place in a sports game where you can make points 射门﹔投篮﹔射﹐投〔球〕: Giggs shot from outside the penalty box. 吉格斯从禁区外射门。shoot sb/sth down phr v 1 to make an enemy plane crash to the ground, by firing weapons at it 击落〔敌机〕: His plane was shot down over Russia. 他的飞机在俄罗斯上空被击落。2 to tell someone that what they are saying or suggesting is wrong or stupid 否决﹐驳倒: Whenever I suggest anything, I get shot down in flames . 每当我提点什么建议都会被完全否决。shoot up phr v to increase very quickly 迅速增长﹐猛增: Prices shot up by 60%. 价格猛增了60%。
shoot2n [C] 1 a new part of a plant 嫩芽﹐幼苗﹐新枝2 an occasion when someone takes photographs or makes a film〔照片或电影的〕拍摄: a photo shoot 照片摄影