- [countable]
the act of firing a gun; the sound this makes 射击；开枪（或炮）；枪（或炮）声 We heard some shots in the distance. 我们听见远处有几声枪响。 - shot at somebody/something
Someone took a shot at the car. 有人朝轿车开了一枪。 - shot to something
She was killed by a single shot to the head. 她被一枪击中头部丧命。 The man fired several shots from his pistol. 那个男人用手枪开了几枪。
Extra ExamplesI heard a pistol shot. 我听到一声枪响。 The shot hit him in the chest. 子弹击中了他的胸膛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- fine
- good
- …
- volley
- aim
- fire
- take
- …
- ring out
- hit somebody/something
- strike somebody/something
- …
- shot from
- shot to
- [countable] a good, bad, etc. shot
a person who shoots a gun in a particular way (well, badly, etc.) 优秀（或不高明等的）射手，枪手，炮手 She is a crack shot with a rifle. 她是步枪神射手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crack
- excellent
- good
- …
- [countable]
an attempt to score a goal or point in a game 发射 He took a shot from the edge of the box. 他从盒子边缘开了一枪。 Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net. 泰勒一脚低射，把球射入网角。 She turned and hit a shot that looked like a certain goal. 她转过身，打了一个看起来像是某个目标的球。 A defender managed to block his shot. 一名防守队员设法挡住了他的射门。 - shot at something
Unfortunately her shot at goal missed. 不幸的是，她射门未中。 - shot on something
England had a few shots on goal. 英格兰队有几次射门得分。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2He scuffed a shot from the edge of the box. 他在罚球区边缘区域起脚射门。 I took a few more shots at the target, but missed every time. 我朝靶子又射了几次，但都没射中。 My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target. 第一次我射偏了，但第二次球进了。 The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound. 守门员挡开了第一次射门，但是他补射得分。 Their captain tried a long shot on goal. 他们的队长试图来个远射。 his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area 禁区外他的右脚射门
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- fine
- good
- …
- crack
- get in
- have
- …
- be on target
- go wide
- miss
- …
- shot at
- shot on
- shot from
- …
- [countable]
an act of hitting the ball 击球；射门；投篮 - (often the shot)[singular]
the heavy ball that is used in the sports competition called shot-put 铅球 - [countable]
a photograph 照片 We stood there patiently while he snapped a few shots. 我们耐心地站在那里，他拍了几张照片。 I got some good shots of people at the party. 我给参加聚会的人拍了几张精彩的照片。 I decided to stop and take a quick shot of the street. 我决定停下来，在街上快速拍一张照片。
Synonyms photographphotographsee also mugshot, screenshot, snapshot- picture
- photo
- shot
- snapshot/snap
- photograph a picture that has been made using a camera:
a photograph of the house 这座房子的照片 Can I take a photograph? 我可以拍个照吗？
- picture a photograph:
We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了相。
- photo a photograph:
a passport photo 护照照片
photograph, picture or photo? 用 photograph、picture 还是 photo？ - shot a photograph:
I tried to get a shot of him in the water. 我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。
- snapshot/snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:
holiday snaps 度假时随手拍的照片
- print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:
a set of prints 一套照片
- a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
- to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot
Extra ExamplesI tried to get a shot of him in the water. 我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。 publicity shots 宣传照 She took a wide-angle shot of the house and garden. 她对房子和花园进行了广角拍摄。 Kate snapped a few shots with her camera through the window. 凯特用自己的相机从窗口抓拍了几张照片。 I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line. 我拍了一些赛跑运动员撞线的精彩照片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- camera
- close-up
- long
- …
- series
- get
- take
- snap
- …
- show something
- shot from
- shot of
- [countable]
a scene in a film that is filmed continuously by one camera （电影中的）镜头 the opening shot of a character walking across a desert 影片开头呈现一个人穿越沙漠的镜头 The director is clearly fond of tracking and aerial shots. 导演显然喜欢跟踪和航拍。 The exterior shots were filmed in Morocco and Malta. 外景拍摄于摩洛哥和马耳他。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- camera
- close-up
- long
- …
- series
- get
- take
- snap
- …
- show something
- shot from
- shot of
- (also lead shot)[uncountable]
a large number of small metal balls that you fire together from a shotgun 铅沙弹 Round shot whistled over our heads. 球形实心弹在我们头顶嗖嗖地飞过。 Conservationists have called on the government to ban the use of lead shot in shotgun cartridges. 环境保护人士要求政府禁止使用猎枪铅弹。
- [countable] (plural shot)
a large stone or metal ball that was shot from a cannon or large gun in the past （旧时用大炮发射的石质或金属的）弹丸 - [countable]
a remark or an action that is usually one of a series, and is aimed against somebody/something that you are arguing or competing with （针对对手、多为一系列之一的）一席话，一击 This statement was the opening shot in the argument. 这番话打响了争论的第一炮。 The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today. 今天，这家超市打响了价格战的头一炮。 He couldn't resist taking a cheap shot at his political opponent. 他忍不住向他的政治对手开了一枪。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again. 临别时，她警告皮特再也不要靠近她。 the opening shot in the election campaign 竞选活动的头一炮
- [countable, usually singular] shot (at something/at doing something) (informal)
the act of trying to do or achieve something 尝试；努力 The team are looking good for a shot at the title. 看来这个队力争夺冠的势头不错。 I've never produced a play before but I'll have a shot at it. 我从来没有制作过一出戏剧，不过我要尝试一下。 I'm willing to give it a shot. 我愿意试试。 Just give it your best shot (= try as hard as you can) and you'll be fine. 只要尽自己最大努力，你就会有好的结果。
- [countable] (informal, especially North American English)
a small amount of a drug that is put into your body using a syringe 注射 a flu shot (= to protect you against flu) 打预防流感的针 a shot of morphine 打一针吗啡
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1Have you had all your shots for your expedition yet? 为外出考察而要打的预防针你都打完了吗？ The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin. 掌声犹如给她注射了一支强心剂。 a shot of penicillin 一针青霉素
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booster
- allergy
- flu
- …
- give somebody
- get
- have
- …
- shot of
- [countable] (informal)
a small amount of a drink, especially a strong alcoholic one 少量饮料；（尤指）少量烈酒 a shot of whisky 一点威士忌
- [countable]
(especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 the process of sending a spacecraft into and through space 航天器发射 - [singular]
(used with numbers 与数字连用 a horse, dog, etc. that has the particular chance of winning a race that is mentioned 有…获胜可能的马（或狗）
with gun用枪炮
in sport体育运动
photograph照片
scene in film
bullets子弹
remark/action言语；行动
attempt尝试
drug药物
drink饮料
of spacecraft航天器
horse/dog in race比赛中的马／狗
Word Originnoun Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb shoot.
Idioms
a big noise/shot/name
an important person 大人物；要人
call the shots/tune
- (informal)
to be the person who controls a situation 控制；操纵
like a shot
a long shot
an attempt or a guess that is not likely to be successful but is worth trying 成功希望不大的尝试；把握不大的猜测；姑妄一猜
not by a long shot (North American English, British English)
(also not by a long chalk British English)
not nearly; not at all 差得远；绝不；一点也不 It's not over yet—not by a long shot. 这还没有结束——远没有结束。
parting shot
a final remark, especially an unkind one, that somebody makes as they leave 临去的放话（尤指不友善的） As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again. 临别时，她警告皮特再也不要靠近她。
a shot across the/somebody’s bows
something that you say or do as a warning to somebody about what might happen if they do not change, etc. （若不改变就会有某种后果的）警告
a shot in the arm
something that encourages somebody/something or gives them the help they need 鼓舞的力量；令人振奋的事情；强心针 Their enthusiasm has been a shot in the arm for all of us. 他们的热情对我们所有人来说都是一剂强心针。
a shot/stab in the dark
a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be 瞎猜；盲动；盲干 The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark. 他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。 It was only a stab in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something. 虽然那只是在瞎弄，但我还是希望能学会点儿东西。