shoot
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shoot | |
| he / she / it shoots | |
| past simple shot | |
| past participle shot | |
| -ing form shooting |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to fire a gun or other weapon; to fire something from a weapon 开（枪或其他武器）；射击；发射 Don't shoot—I surrender. 别开枪，我投降。 The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at). 一般来说，警察开枪不是要打死人。 The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw somebody). 士兵得到命令，见人就射击。 - shoot at somebody/something
troops shooting at the enemy 向敌人射击的部队 - shoot something
Have you ever shot a gun before? 你以前开过枪吗？ They shot the lock off (= removed it by shooting). 他们开枪把锁打掉。 - shoot something at somebody/something
She shot a bullet right at me but missed. 她朝我开了一枪，但没打中。 - shoot something from something
He shot an arrow from his bow. 他张弓射了一箭。
Homophones chute | shootchute shoot- chute noun
The laundry chute leads down to the washer-dryer area in the basement. 洗衣槽通向地下室的洗衣干衣机区。
- shoot verb
The recruits are learning to shoot at targets. 新兵正在学习瞄准目标射击。
- shoot noun
She posed for the cameras as though for a fashion shoot. 她对着镜头摆好姿势，好像是为了拍时装。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb1I thought for a moment that he was going to shoot. 一时间我以为他要开枪。 She practised for days until she could shoot straight. 她练习了多日，直到能够准确命中。 If they shoot, we shoot back. 如果他们开火，我们就还击。 The soldiers shot back at invading planes with rifles. 士兵们用步枪向入侵的飞机还击。 The soldiers were shooting at a target. 士兵正向目标射击。 They began shooting at the enemy. 他们开始向敌人射击。 Troops shot into the air to stop the rioting. 部队向空中鸣枪以平息骚乱。 a shoot-to-kill policy 枪枪致命的政策
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- straight
- accidentally
- …
- want to
- threaten to
- be about to
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
- shoot (somebody) on sight
- shoot somebody dead
- shoot to kill
- …
- [transitive]
to kill or wound a person or an animal with a bullet, etc. 射杀；射伤 - shoot somebody/something/yourself
He shot himself during a fit of depression. 他一时心灰意冷，开枪自杀了。 - shoot somebody/something/yourself in something
He was left brain-damaged after being shot in the head. 他头部中枪后大脑受损。 They were shot in the back while trying to escape. 他们在试图逃跑时被击中背部。 A man was shot in the leg. 一个人被射中腿部。 - shoot somebody/something/yourself with something
In the struggle the burglar was shot with his own gun. 在搏斗中，窃贼被自己的枪击中。 Four policemen were fatally shot during the incident. 四名警察在事件中被枪杀。 Three people were shot dead during the robbery. 抢劫过程中有三人被开枪打死。 Forty people a day are shot and killed in this country. 这个国家每天有40人被枪杀。 She was shot to death for a crime she did not commit. 她因不实罪名而被枪毙。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1Any intruders will be shot on sight. 闯入者将一律当场击毙。 He accidentally shot himself in the foot. 他意外打中了自己的脚。 If caught, the men could be summarily shot as spies. 这些人一旦被抓就可能被当作间谍立即处决。 He was shot at close range. 他是被近距离枪杀的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- straight
- accidentally
- …
- want to
- threaten to
- be about to
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
- shoot (somebody) on sight
- shoot somebody dead
- shoot to kill
- …
- shoot somebody/something/yourself
- [transitive, intransitive]
(of a gun or other weapon 枪或其他武器 to fire bullets, etc. 发射（子弹等） - [transitive, intransitive] shoot (something)
to hunt and kill birds and animals with a gun as a sport 打猎；狩猎；打（猎物）；猎杀 - [intransitive, transitive]
to make a film or photograph of something 拍摄；摄影 Cameras ready? OK, shoot! 摄影机准备好了吗？好，开拍！ - shoot something
to shoot a film/video/scene 拍摄电影/录像/场景 The film crew returned to the area to shoot more footage. 摄制组回到该地区拍摄更多的镜头。 I managed to shoot a photo of the elephants before they disappeared into the trees. 我设法在大象消失在树林之前拍了一张照片。 - shoot something + adv./prep.
Where was the movie shot? 那部电影是在哪儿拍的？ The movie was shot in black and white. 那部电影以黑白片拍摄。 The film is beautifully shot and edited. 这部电影拍摄和剪辑都很漂亮。 The film was shot on location in Death Valley. 这部电影是在死亡谷现场拍摄的。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move suddenly or quickly in one direction; to make somebody/something move in this way （使朝某方向）冲，奔，飞驰 - + adv./prep.
A plane shot across the sky. 飞机掠过天空。 Her hand shot out to grab my wrist. 她的手伸出来抓住我的手腕。 Flames were shooting up through the roof. 火不断从房顶蹿上来。 - (figurative)
The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts. 这支乐队的最新单曲一推出便飙上排行榜的首位。 - shoot something + adv./prep.
She shot out her hand to grab my wrist. 她伸出手抓住我的手腕。
Extra ExamplesA cat shot out into the road in front of him. 一只猫突然蹿到他前面的路上。 I saw someone shooting past the window. 我看见有人从窗户射了过去。
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to move suddenly and quickly and be very sharp 剧痛跳窜 - [transitive, no passive]
to direct something at somebody suddenly or quickly 突然把…投向 - [intransitive, transitive]
(in football (soccer), hockey, etc. 足球、曲棍球等 to try to kick, hit or throw the ball into a goal or to score a point 射门；投篮 He should have shot instead of passing. 他本该射门，不该传球。 Marta shot wide (= missed the goal), but scored minutes later. 玛尔塔射门偏出，但几分钟后得分。 - (especially North American English) shoot something
After school we'd be on the driveway shooting hoops (= playing basketball). 放学后，我们会在车道上打篮球。
- [transitive] shoot something (informal)
(in golf 高尔夫球 to make a particular score in a complete round or competition （在整场比赛中）击出…杆 - [transitive] shoot something (especially North American English)
to play particular games 玩，打（某种游戏） to shoot pool 打普尔
weapon武器
for sport体育运动
film/photograph电影；照片
move quickly快速移动
of pain疼痛
direct at somebody朝向某人
in sports体育运动
play game玩游戏
Word OriginOld English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scieten and German sciessen, also to sheet, the noun shot, and shut.
Idioms
be like shooting fish in a barrel
give/shoot somebody a dirty look
- (informal)
to look at somebody in a way that shows you are annoyed with them （做了蠢事或事情出了差错感到懊恼，避免说 shit）
have shot your bolt
- (informal)
to have used all your power, money or supplies 竭尽全力；倾其所有
shoot the breeze/bull
- (North American English, informal)
to have a conversation in an informal way 聊天；闲聊
shoot from the hip
to react quickly without thinking carefully first 轻率应对；鲁莽行事；仓促反应
shoot it out (with somebody)
- (informal)
to fight against somebody with guns, especially until one side is killed or defeated 开枪拼个你死我活；（和…）决一死战
shoot the messenger
shoot your mouth off (about something) (informal)
to talk about something in a way that shows that you are too proud of it 吹嘘；大吹大擂 to talk about something that is private or secret 张扬；信口乱讲（涉及隐私或秘密的事）
shoot the rapids
to go in a boat over part of a river where the water flows very fast 急流划艇
shoot to fame/stardom
to suddenly become famous, especially as a singer or actor 剧痛跳窜 He shot to fame almost overnight. 他几乎一夜成名。 She shot to stardom in a Broadway musical. 她在一部百老汇音乐剧中一炮而红。
shoot yourself in the foot
- (informal)
to do or say something that will cause you a lot of trouble or harm, especially when you are trying to get an advantage for yourself 搬起石头砸自己的脚
