Word · Frequency #1257
shoot
摄影；拍照
A session in which photographs are taken.
- 1.
The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
新植物长出的茎和胚叶。
- 2.
A photography session.
摄影拍摄。
- 3.
A hunt or shooting competition.
狩猎或射击比赛。
- 4.
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
射击行为；发射导弹；开枪。
- 5.
A rush of water; a rapid.
急流；湍流。
- 6.
A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
梭子穿过梭道投出的纬纱；一梭。
- 7.
A shoat; a young pig.
幼猪；小猪。
- 8.
A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
与矿脉走向一致的矿脉分支。
- 9.
An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
斜面(人工或天然的),用于滑下木材、煤炭、矿石等；滑槽。
- 10.
The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
在一手中拿取所有点牌的行为。
- 11.
A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
使用地震检波器进行地震勘探以探测石油。
嫩芽；新枝；射击；发射；狩猎；射击比赛；急流；湍流；滑槽；溜槽
In use
The young shoots in the garden need more water.
After the rain, tiny green shoots appeared above the ground.
Pinch off the top shoot to make the plant grow fuller.
shoots of [plant]
shoot 作名词表示植物新长出的茎或芽，常用复数 shoots。
The first shoots of the daffodils appeared in March.
三月里出现了第一批水仙花的嫩芽。
a [photo/fashion] shoot
此处 shoot 指一次拍摄活动，常与 photo、fashion 等搭配。
She has a photo shoot tomorrow morning.
她明天上午有一个摄影拍摄。
go on a shoot
此义指狩猎或射击活动。
The hunters went on a shoot last weekend.
Connections
Collocations
- bamboo shoots
- 竹笋
- Bamboo shoots are a common ingredient in many Asian dishes.竹笋是许多亚洲菜肴中常见的食材。
- photo shoot
- 照片拍摄；摄影活动
- The band did a photo shoot for their new album.乐队为新专辑进行了一次照片拍摄。
- young shoots
- 嫩芽；新枝
- These young shoots will grow into strong vines by summer.这些嫩芽到夏天会长成茁壮的藤蔓。
- skeet shoot
- 飞碟射击比赛
- He practiced for weeks before the local skeet shoot.他在当地飞碟射击比赛前练习了好几周。
Idioms & figurative uses
- green shoots
- （经济复苏等的）初步迹象The latest job figures are being seen as green shoots of economic recovery.最新的就业数据被视为经济复苏的初步迹象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：shoot 的“射出”贯穿名词义——相机射出照片（拍摄），枪射出子弹（射击），地里射出嫩芽。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：植物生长描述、摄影拍摄活动、狩猎或射击活动 shoot 作名词时含义多样：植物学中指新芽，属中性通用表达；摄影和射击语境中多用于行业或日常口语，正式文体常改用 photography session、shooting event 等更具体的说法。使用时需根据语境选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words boot, root, loot, and flute all rhyme with shoot (/ʃuːt/). Shout (/ʃaʊt/) and shot (/ʃɒt/) are useful lookalikes but sound different: shout has the vowel of 'now', and shot has a short o (American /ʃɑːt/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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