Dictionary entry
like a shot
adverb
飞快地；立刻
very quickly; immediately
飞快地；立刻
In use
As soon as the door opened, the cat ran out like a shot.
When he heard the news, he called me back like a shot.
The child grabbed the toy like a shot before anyone else could reach it.
do something like a shot
He finished the job like a shot.
他飞快地完成了工作。
be somewhere like a shot
常用于将来时或祈使句。
I'll be there like a shot.
我会立刻到那里。
Common mistakes
He finished the race in like a shot.He finished the race like a shot.
错误地将 'like a shot' 用作名词短语并放在介词 'in' 后面，但 'like a shot' 是副词短语，直接作状语，不需要介词。
He was like a shot to answer the question.He answered the question like a shot.
错误地将 'like a shot' 用作形容词作表语，但 'like a shot' 是副词短语，应修饰动词，表示动作迅速。
Connections
Confusing words
- right away
- 立刻，马上 · right away 强调立即行动，不带比喻色彩；而 like a shot 带有比喻‘像子弹一样快’，更强调速度的突然和快速。
- in a flash
- 瞬间，一刹那 · in a flash 指时间极短，强调瞬间完成；like a shot 除了快还带有突然和毫不犹豫的意味。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
固定短语，作状语
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.