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2. 开枪;射击
A shot is an act of firing a gun.

3. 射手;枪手
Someone who is a good shot can shoot well. Someone who is a bad shot cannot shoot well.

4. 射门;击球;投篮
In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point.

5. 一张照片;(电影的)一组镜头
A shot is a photograph or a particular sequence of pictures in a film.

6. 尝试;努力
If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it.

7. (药品等的)注射
A shot of a drug is an injection of it.

8. 一口，一小杯(烈性酒)
A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it.

9. 尽最大努力
If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can.

10. 对…的警告
If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing.

11. 操纵;发号施令;作决定
The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.

12. 立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地
If you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation.

13. 没把握的尝试;不大可能成功的尝试
If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying.

14. (表示强调)根本，远远
People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.

15. 布满，充满，富有(某种因素或特征)
If something is shot through with an element or feature, it contains a lot of that element or feature.

16. a shot in the dark - see dark

1. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

Synonym: blastoff

2. the act of firing a projectile

e.g. his shooting was slow but accurate

Synonym: shooting

3. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

e.g. it took two strokes to get out of the bunker
a good shot requires good balance and tempo
he left me an almost impossible shot

Synonym: stroke

4. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

e.g. the nurse gave him a flu shot

Synonym: injection

5. informal words for any attempt or effort

e.g. he gave it his best shot
he took a stab at forecasting

Synonym: stab

6. an attempt to score in a game

7. a blow hard enough to cause injury

e.g. he is still recovering from a shot to his leg
I caught him with a solid shot to the chin

8. a solid missile discharged from a firearm

e.g. the shot buzzed past his ear

Synonym: pellet

9. an explosive charge used in blasting

10. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

e.g. he trained at putting the shot

11. an informal photograph
usually made with a small hand-held camera

e.g. my snapshots haven't been developed yet
he tried to get unposed shots of his friends

Synonym: snapshotsnap

12. an estimate based on little or no information

Synonym: guessguessworkguessingdead reckoning

13. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

Synonym: scene

14. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

e.g. his parting shot was `drop dead'
she threw shafts of sarcasm
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

Synonym: shaftslamdigbarbjibegibe

15. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

e.g. he is a crack shot
a poor shooter

Synonym: shooter

16. a small drink of liquor

e.g. he poured a shot of whiskey

Synonym: nip

17. a chance to do something

e.g. he wanted a shot at the champion

Synonym: crack