shoot
名词
定义 shoot 名词
plant(植物)
- Countable(可数名词)
the first part of a plant to emerge from the ground, or new growth on an existing plant.
（植物的）嫩芽；新芽；新枝
The tiny green shoots began to emerge two weeks after we sowed the seeds.
我们播种后两周，小小的绿色嫩芽开始冒出来了。
The initial signs of economic recovery have begun to appear.
经济复苏的初步迹象已经开始显现。
The shoots in the garden started growing in the spring.
花园里的嫩芽在春天开始生长。
photographs(照片)
- Countable(可数名词)Usually singular(通常单数)
an occasion when photographs are taken, often of the same person or people in the same location
（通常指同一人于同一地点的）一系列拍摄，一组照片
We conducted a fashion shoot with models showcasing swimwear on the beach.
我们在海滩上进行了一场时尚拍摄，模特们展示了泳装。
They will do a celebrity shoot for the magazine today.
他们今天将为杂志进行名人拍摄。
The photographer is doing a product shoot for the new advertisement.
摄影师正在为新广告进行产品拍摄。
hunting(狩猎)
- Countable(可数名词)
an occasion where people go to a rural area to hunt animals.
狩猎；打猎
They go on a shoot in the countryside every week.
他们每周都会去乡村狩猎。
There was a large number of shots during this year’s shooting season.
今年狩猎季节的射击次数很多。
He has invited some friends to go on a shoot this weekend.
他邀请了一些朋友这个周末去狩猎。
动词
定义 shoot 动词
weapon(武器)
- B1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure, or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at them.
开（枪）；发射（箭）；射击；射中；射伤；射杀
Do not shoot if he is not carrying a weapon.
如果他没有携带武器，就不要开枪。
The children were shooting arrows at a target.
孩子们正在向靶子射箭。
She was shot three times in the head.
她的头部被射中了三次。
sport(运动)
- B1Intransitive(不及物动词)
to attempt to score in a game by kicking, hitting, or throwing a ball towards the goal.
（球类比赛中）射门；投篮
He shot from the middle of the court and still managed to score a point.
他从球场中央射门，仍然成功得分。
She jumped and shot the ball immediately after catching it.
她跳起来，接球后立即投篮。
The player made a successful shot in the final seconds of the match.
这名球员在比赛的最后几秒成功射门得分。
movement(移动)
- C2Intransitive(不及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)
to move quickly and directly in a specific direction.
（朝特定方向）快速移动
She shot past me a few meters before the finish line.
她在终点线前几米处快速超过了我。
He shot out of the office a minute ago; I think he was late for a meeting.
他一分钟前冲出了办公室；我想他开会迟到了。
They were just shooting off to work, so we didn't stop to talk.
他们刚刚匆匆赶去上班，所以我们没有停下来交谈。
- Transitive(及物动词)
to move through or past something quickly.
快速穿过；飞速通过
He shot three red lights before the police caught him.
他闯了三个红灯后被警察抓到了。
Shooting the rapids was such an exhilarating experience.
冲过急流是一种非常刺激的体验。
The car shot across the intersection.
那辆车飞速穿过了十字路口。
camera(相机)
- C1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
to use a camera to record a video or take a photograph.
拍摄；拍照
We shot four reels of film while we were in Egypt.
我们在埃及时拍摄了四卷胶片。
The movie was shot on location in Southern India.
这部电影是在印度南部实地拍摄的。
They shot several key scenes in Paris.
他们在巴黎拍摄了几个关键场景。
game(游戏)
- Transitive(及物动词)informal(非正式)
to play a game of pool or craps
打（台球）；玩（掷骰子、赌博游戏）
Do you want to shoot pool tonight?
你今晚想打台球吗？
They shoot craps together at the local bar.
他们一起在当地酒吧玩掷骰子。
I like to shoot pool with friends on the weekend.
我喜欢在周末和朋友打台球。
drug(药物)
- Transitive(及物动词)slang(俚语)
to take an illegal drug by injecting it into the body.
注射（毒品）
By the time he was 16, he was shooting heroin twice a day.
到了16岁时，他每天注射两次海洛因。
Drug users sometimes shoot up in the streets.
吸毒者有时会在街上注射毒品。
She contracted a serious illness because of shooting drugs.
她因为注射毒品而感染了严重的疾病。
片语 shoot 动词
- shoot baskets/hoops
To engage in the sport of basketball.
打篮球
• They go to the park to shoot baskets every weekend.
他们每个周末都去公园投篮。
感叹词
定义 shoot 感叹词
used to tell someone that they should speak.
（用于表示允许对方开始说话）说吧
"Dad, I need to talk to you." "Shoot."
「爸，我需要跟你谈谈。」「说吧。」
I have a question to ask you. "Shoot."
我有个问题要问你。「说吧。」
"I need to tell you something important." "Okay, shoot."
「我有件重要的事要告诉你。」「好的，说吧。」
成语
- shoot for the moon
To aim for the highest possible achievement or to set extremely ambitious goals.
尽力争取最好的结果或设定远大的目标。
• Although it's a startup, they decided to shoot for the moon, aiming to be an industry leader within five years.
虽然是一家初创公司，但他们决定要挑战极限，目标在五年内成为行业领导者。
- have shot your bolt
To have exhausted all of one's power, ability, or energy, leaving one unable to do more.
强弩之末
• She put a lot of effort into the project at the beginning, but now seems to have shot her bolt.
她一开始在项目上投入了很多精力，但现在似乎已经耗尽了所有力量。
- shoot yourself in the foot
To unintentionally do something that harms your own interests or causes problems for yourself.
搬起石头砸自己的脚
• He tried to cover up his mistake by lying, but ended up shooting himself in the foot.
他试图通过撒谎来掩盖自己的错误，但最终搬石头砸了自己的脚。
- shoot your mouth off
To talk excessively in a loud and unrestrained manner; to speak without thinking or consideration.
信口开河
• He always likes to shoot his mouth off about other people's ideas during meetings.
他总喜欢在会议上对别人的想法大放厥词。
- shoot the breeze
To engage in casual conversation about unimportant matters.
闲聊
• We spent an hour at the cafe just shooting the breeze.
我们在咖啡馆花了一个小时只是闲聊。
- shoot the works
To use all of one's resources, typically money, or to make the greatest possible effort, often with a sense of risk or desperation.
孤注一掷
• He used all of his savings to start his business; he really shot the works.
他用了所有的积蓄来创业；他真的孤注一掷了。
- shoot questions at someone
To ask someone a rapid series of questions, often one immediately after another.
快速且连续地向某人提出许多问题。
• The reporters shot questions at the politician, trying to get a comment on the controversial issue.
记者们向那位政治人物连珠炮似地发问，试图获得他对这个有争议问题的评论。
- someone should be shot
Used to express strong disapproval of someone's extremely unreasonable actions, often in an exaggerated way.
真该杀（用以表示其行为太过分）
• That driver was speeding on the highway; someone should be shot!
那个司机在高速公路上超速；真该有人被枪毙！
- shoot something/someone down (in flames)
To reject an idea or suggestion emphatically without giving it any consideration.
断然拒绝，否定（某人的建议或想法）
• She proposed a new marketing strategy, but her boss shot it down immediately without any discussion.
她提出了一个新的营销策略，但她的老板立刻毫不讨论地否决了。
- shoot a glance at someone
To look at someone briefly and quickly.
快速地看某人一眼
• She shot a glance at him before continuing her work.
她在继续工作前快速地看了他一眼。
- shoot from the hip
To speak very directly and honestly, often without considering the potential consequences.
直言不讳
• She often shoots from the hip during meetings, which sometimes offends people.
她经常在会议中直言不讳，有时会冒犯到别人。
片语动词 shoot
- shoot up
to rapidly expand in size or swiftly increase in number or level.
快速增长；急速增加；迅速提高
• During the pandemic, infection cases shot up dramatically.
疫情期间，感染病例急剧增加。
- shoot something down
to bring down an aircraft or similar object like a bird by firing at it, causing it to fall to the ground
击落（飞机、鸟等）
• During the drill, the military successfully shot down a simulated enemy aircraft.
在演习期间，军队成功击落了一架模拟敌机。
- shoot through
to depart a location swiftly, typically to evade an obligation
快速撤离，常为了逃避某事
• When the alarm went off, they shot through the room.
当警报响起时，他们迅速穿过房间。
- shoot for something
to attempt to achieve or obtain something
力图实现；努力争取
• She always tries to shoot for her dreams, especially when she aims to become a doctor.
她总是努力追求她的梦想，尤其是当她立志成为一名医生时。
- shoot something off
to swiftly compose and dispatch a message
迅速写下并传送（信息）
• She shot off an email to her colleague to quickly relay the latest updates.
她迅速发了一封电子邮件给同事，以快速传达最新更新。
- shoot someone down
to fire at and typically kill a person, without showing any compassion
毫无怜悯地射击某人，通常致命
• He shot down the innocent passerby in the street without showing any compassion.
他毫无怜悯地射杀了街上的无辜路人。
- shoot it out
When opposing parties or individuals with firearms choose to resolve their conflict through mutual gunfire until one party is either defeated or eliminated.
（敌对双方）互相开枪射击，以分胜负或死亡
• Around the corner in a western town, two gangs decided to shoot it out in the street to settle their dispute; I heard they were going to open fire there.
在一个西部小镇的街角，两个帮派决定在街上开枪解决他们的争端；我听说他们要在那里开火。
- shoot something up
to discharge firearms in an area, resulting in significant destruction
用枪扫射
• Reports indicated that over the weekend, a suspect shot something up in the park, injuring several people.
报道指出，上周末有一名嫌疑人在公园里开枪扫射，导致数人受伤。