Word · Frequency #1257
shot
射击；发射
shot is the past of shoot (irregular).
To fire or launch something, such as a bullet or arrow, from a weapon.
- 1.
To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
发射(用力投射)投射物。
- 2.
To move or act quickly or suddenly.
快速或突然地移动或行动。
- 3.
To act or achieve.
行动或实现目标。
- 4.
To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
测量(某点的)距离和方向。
- 5.
To develop, move forward.
发展,前进。
- 6.
To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
突出；伸出；凸出；伸展。
- 7.
To plane straight; to fit by planing.
刨平；通过刨削使配合。
- 8.
To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
使呈斑驳色彩,如同喷洒或掺和；使呈现斑点或色块。
- 9.
To shoot the moon.
射月。
- 10.
To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
执行或尝试执行(对机场跑道的)进近。
- 11.
To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
使用地震检波器进行地震勘测以探测石油。
- 12.
To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
喝(一小杯烈性酒)。
猛冲；疾驰；飞速移动；争取；努力实现；生长；发展；萌发；突出；伸出；凸出；测定；测量（方位和距离）
In use
He shot the arrow at the target.
She shoots well in competitions.
They are shooting fireworks into the sky.
shoot + object (target/person)
及物动词，表示射中或射杀某人/物。
He shot the target with a rifle.
他用步枪击中了靶子。
shoot at + object
不及物动词搭配介词at，表示射击动作但不一定击中。
The police shot at the suspect but missed.
警察朝嫌疑人开枪，但没打中。
shoot + object + adjective (resultative)
后接形容词表示结果，常见搭配如dead。
The soldier shot the intruder dead.
士兵开枪打死了闯入者。
Connections
Collocations
- shoot at
- 朝...射击
- The soldiers were ordered to shoot at the enemy.士兵们奉命向敌人射击。
- shoot down
- 击落；驳倒
- They shot down the enemy plane.他们击落了敌机。
- shoot a film
- 拍摄电影
- The director is shooting a film in the city.导演正在这座城市拍摄一部电影。
- shoot a goal
- 射门得分
- He shot a goal in the last minute of the game.他在比赛最后一分钟射门得分。
- shoot the breeze
- 闲聊
- We were just shooting the breeze in the garden.我们只是在花园里闲聊。
- shoot oneself in the foot
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘shoot’发音‘舒特’，‘舒’似开枪声，‘特’似子弹飞出。
Context & Register
Register: neutral; Contexts: hunting, military, self-defense; Note: 射击通常指用枪等武器发射子弹，多用于狩猎、战斗或自卫场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -oot (boot, root, loot) rhyme exactly with shoot. Words with -uit (suit, fruit) and -ute (flute) also rhyme due to the same /uːt/ sound. Beware of 'foot' (/fʊt/), which looks similar but sounds different.
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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