shoot
verb uk/ʃuːt/ us/ʃuːt/ shot | shot
(WEAPON)
B1 [ I or T ]开（枪），射（箭）;发射;射中，射伤，射杀
to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure, or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at him, her, or it
If he's not armed, don't shoot. 如果他没带武器，就不要开枪。
The kids were shooting arrows at a target. 孩子们正对着靶子射箭。
She was shot three times in the head. 她头部中了3枪。
He has a licence to shoot pheasants on the farmer's land. 他有许可证，可以在农地里打野鸡。
[ + obj + adj ] A policeman was shot deadin the city centre last night. 昨晚，一名警察在市中心被人开枪打死了。
The troops were told to shoot to kill. 军队接到命令开枪射击。
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- The prisoners were put up against a wall and shot.
- He was shot at close range.
- Inner-city riots erupted when a local man was shot by police.
- Three youths have been shot and killed in separate incidents this month.
- He was shot down in enemy territory.
(SPORT)
B1 [ I ]（球类比赛中）射门;投球
to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball towards the goal
He shot from the middle of the field and still managed to score. 他在中场投篮，仍成功命中。
shoot baskets/hoopsUS informal 打篮球
to play basketball
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- Callas feinted to pass the ball and then shot it into the net.
- Come on, shoot!
- The players seem afraid to shoot when they get near the goal.
- Again, he shoots wide of the net.
- You just have to seize the opportunity and shoot.
(MOVE QUICKLY)
C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ]直线冲刺
to move in a particular direction very quickly and directly
She shot past me several metres before the finishing line. 她在离终点线几米时冲刺超过了我。
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——我想他是开会迟到了。
They were just shooting off to work so we didn't stop to talk. 他们要赶去开会，所以我们没有停下来说话。
Sylvester Stallone shot to fame (= became famous suddenly) with the movie "Rocky". 西尔维斯特‧史泰龙凭借电影《洛奇》一炮走红。
[ T ]迅速冲过;飞速通过
to move through or past something quickly
informal He shot three sets of traffic lights (= went past them when they gave the signal to stop) before the police caught him. 他被警察逮住前已连闯了3个红灯。
It was so exhilarating shooting the rapids (= travelling through the part of a river where the water flows dangerously fast). 激流冲浪真是太刺激了。
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- He suddenly got up and shot out of the room.
- She shot passed me just now.
- I'm just going to shoot off to the shops.
- Anyway, I'd better shoot - bye!
- Several runners had already shot past me.
(FILM)
C1 [ I or T ]拍摄;拍照
to use a camera to record a video or take a photograph
We shot four reels of film in Egypt. 我们在埃及拍了4卷胶卷。
The movie was shot on location in Southern India. 这部电影是在印度南部实地拍摄的。
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- Her last movie was shot on location in South America.
- Most of the scenes were shot in a studio.
- The urban scenes were shot in Manchester.
- He's just starting shooting his new movie.
- I shot a whole reel of film in the park.
(PLAY)
[ T ] mainly US informal打（台球）;玩（双骰子、赌博游戏）
to play a game of pool or craps
(DRUG)
[ T ] slang注射（毒品）
to take an illegal drug by injecting yourself with it
By the time he was 16, he was shooting heroin twice a day. 他16岁的时候，就每天注射两次海洛因了。
Idioms More idioms
have shot your boltidiom UK informal 已竭尽全力
to have already achieved all that you have the power, ability, or strength to do and to be unable to do more
He started off the game well but seemed to have shot his bolt by half-time. 比赛开始时他表现不错，但半场时似乎已经筋疲力尽了。
shoot something/someone down (in flames)idiom informal 断然拒绝，否定（某人的建议或想法）
to refuse to accept someone's suggestion or idea and not consider it at all
shoot yourself in the footidiom （无意中）搬起石头砸自己的脚
to do something without intending to which spoils a situation for yourself
shoot your mouth offidiom informal 夸夸其谈;信口开河
to talk too much in a loud and uncontrolled way
It's just like Richard to go shooting his mouth off about other people's business. 理查德就是这么个人，爱对别人的事情信口开河。
shoot a glance at someoneidiom 瞥（某人）一眼
to look at someone quickly
She shot him a glance as he entered the room. 他进屋时，她瞥了他一眼。
shoot for the moonidiom US 力争最好，争取达到最高目标
to ask for the best or the most you could hope for
You might as well shoot for the moon and ask for a promotion as well as a raise. 你不妨尽量争取一下，同时要求晋升和加薪。
shoot from the hipidiom informal 直言不讳
to speak in a very direct and honest way
Jeff is a straight talker who always shoots from the hip. 杰夫是一个直言不讳的人，总是实话实说。
shoot questions at someoneidiom 向（某人）接二连三地提问
to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly, one after the other
He shot questions at me so quickly that I didn't even have time to answer. 他连珠炮似地向我提问，我连回答的时间都没有。
shoot the breezeidiom US informal (also offensive shoot the shit) 闲谈，闲聊
to spend time talking about things that are not important
We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze. 我们坐在门廊里闲聊。
shoot the worksidiom US informal 孤注一掷，破釜沉舟
to use all your money or make the greatest effort you can
I emptied my bank account and shot the works on a trip to Mauritius. 我取光了我的银行帐户上的钱，放手到毛里求斯旅游一趟。
someone should be shotidiom informal （某人）真该杀（用以表示其行为太过分）
said when you think that someone's actions are extremely unreasonable
They should be shot for selling drinks at that price! 他们的饮料卖得那么贵，真是该杀了！
Phrasal verbs
shoot something down 击落，打下（飞机、鸟等）
to destroy an aircraft or make an aircraft, bird, etc. fall to the ground by shooting at it
He was killed during the war when his plane was shot down. 战争期间他的飞机被击落，他因此丧生。
shoot someone down （毫不留情地）击倒，击毙（某人）
to shoot and usually kill someone, showing no sympathy
I saw Leonforte shoot him down like a dog in the street. 我看见利昂福特在大街上把他击毙，就像打死一只狗一样。
shoot for something 试图做；力争得到
to try to do something
It's worth taking chances when you're shooting for a chance of fame and wealth. 如果你想追逐名利和财富，那是值得去冒险的。
shoot something off informal快速写下并发送消息
to write and send a message quickly
She immediately shot off an email in reply. 她立刻发了一封电子邮件回复。
shoot it out （敌对双方）开枪决胜负，开枪解决问题
If opposing groups or people armed with guns shoot it out, they shoot at each other until one of the groups or people is dead or defeated.
shoot through （尤指为避免不得不做某事）快速离开
to leave a place very quickly, especially in order to avoid having to do something
shoot up informal迅速长大；急速增加；快速提高
to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly
David has really shot up since I saw him last. 自我上次见到他以来，戴维长高了一大截。
Prices shot up by 25 percent. 价格猛涨了25%。
slang注射毒品
to put illegal drugs into your blood using a special needle
She saw a girl shooting up in the toilets. 她看见一个女孩在洗手间里注射毒品。
shoot something up informal开枪扫射
to fire guns in a place, causing a lot of damage
shoot
noun uk/ʃuːt/ us/ʃuːt/
(PLANT)
[ C ]芽;苗;新枝
the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant
Two weeks after we'd planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear. 我们撒下种子两周后，绿色的小苗开始钻出来。
figurative The first green shoots (= hopeful signs) of economic recovery have started to appear. 经济复苏的迹象已开始显现。
(PHOTOGRAPHS)
[ C usually singular ]（通常指同一人在同一地点的）系列拍摄，组照
an occasion when photographers take a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people in the same place
We did a fashion shoot on the beach, with the girls modelling swimwear. 我们在海滩上拍了一组展示泳装的女模特的时装照。
See also: photoshoot
(WEAPON)
[ C ]狩猎，打猎
an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of the countryside to shoot animals
shoot
exclamation informal uk/ʃuːt/ us/ʃuːt/
（交谈时指示对方开始说话）说吧
used to tell someone that they should speak
"Dad, I need to talk to you." "Shoot." “爸，我得和你谈一谈。”“说吧。”