Shot
[ʃɒt] or [ʃɑt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) informal words for any attempt or effort; 'he gave it his best shot'; 'he took a stab at forecasting'.
(noun.) an attempt to score in a game.
(noun.) a blow hard enough to cause injury; 'he is still recovering from a shot to his leg'; 'I caught him with a solid shot to the chin'.
(noun.) a solid missile discharged from a firearm; 'the shot buzzed past his ear'.
(noun.) an explosive charge used in blasting.
(noun.) sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; 'he trained at putting the shot'.
(noun.) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; 'his parting shot was `drop dead''; 'she threw shafts of sarcasm'; 'she takes a dig at me every chance she gets'.
(noun.) a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); 'he is a crack shot'; 'a poor shooter'.
(noun.) a chance to do something; 'he wanted a shot at the champion'.
手打:特雷弗--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(imp. & p. p.) of Shoot
(-) imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
(a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
(v. t.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
(pl. ) of Shot
(n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
(n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
(n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
(n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
(n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
(v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun.
格特鲁德編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Discharge.[2]. Ball, bullet.[3]. [Colloquial.] Marksman.
克莉丝汀編輯
解釋/意思:
adj. (Spens.) advanced in years.—n. a young pig.
adj. having a changeable colour chatoyant as silk alpaca &c.
n. a reckoning a share of a tavern-bill &c.—adj. Shot′-free (Shak.) exempted from paying one's share of the reckoning or of expense.
n. act of shooting: a marksman: a missile: flight of a missile or the distance passed by it: small globules of lead: (gun.) solid projectiles generally: a small pellet of which there are a number in one charge: range of shot reach: one cast or set of fishing-nets: the act of shooting one who shoots a marksman: a plot of land a square furlong: a stroke in billiards &c.—v.t. to load with shot:—pr.p. shot′ting; pa.p. shot′ted.—ns. Shot′-belt a belt with a pouch for carrying shot; Shot′-cart′ridge a cartridge containing small shot; Shot′-gauge an instrument for measuring the size of round-shot; Shot′-gun a smooth-bore gun for small shot a fowling-piece; Shot′-hole a hole made by a shot or bullet: a blasting-hole ready for a blast; Shot′-of-a-cā′ble a length of rope as it comes from the rope-walk; Shot′-pouch a pouch for small shot.—adjs. Shot′-proof proof against shot; Shot′ted loaded with ball and powder: having a shot or weight attached.—ns. Shot′-tow′er a place where small shot is made by dropping molten lead through a colander in rapid motion from a considerable height into water; Shot′-win′dow a projecting window in the staircases of old Scotch wooden houses.—A bad shot a wrong guess; A shot in the locker a last reserve of money food &c.
西莉亚手打
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream that you are shot, and are feeling the sensations of dying, denotes that you are to meet unexpected abuse from the ill feelings of friends, but if you escape death by waking, you will be fully reconciled with them later on. To dream that a preacher shoots you, signifies that you will be annoyed by some friend advancing views condemnatory to those entertained by yourself.
編輯:莎蒂
例句/造句/用法:
- Why, I was afraid of being shot, said Alvanly, very quietly. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The salesman nodded and shot a questioning glance at my companion. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I have a heart to be stabbed in or shot in, I have no doubt, said Estella, and of course if it ceased to beat I should cease to be. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The Redan was within rifle-shot of the Malakoff; Inkerman was a mile away; and Balaklava removed but an hour's ride. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Lieutenant Berrendo's pistol shot did not carry that far. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- The doctor, I believe, is a very good shot,' said Mr. Winkle. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- He wants me to be an India merchant, as he was, and I'd rather be shot. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- With that parting shot, my daughter left me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Case shot were invented in Germany but not brought into general use. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- No one had heard a shot. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The next time you came that way you heard that they had been shot. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Holmes shot the slide across the front of his lantern and left us in pitch darkness--such an absolute darkness as I have never before experienced. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- A quick blush passed over her fresh young face as Holmes shot one of his keen, questioning glances at her. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Some yellowhammers suddenly shot along the road in front of her. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I saw both of them shot and my father said, '_Viva la Republica_,' when they shot him standing against the wall of the slaughterhouse of our village. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- The attack was made and many shots fell within the fort, creating some consternation, as we now know. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- By means of signals they could be informed where to direct their shots. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I was glad thou wert hanging over my back when the shots were coming from behind us. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- I've got two shots left, Gurt, so, if that boat comes too near, I'll try to pick off one of the rowers. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The shots from our little gun dropped in upon the enemy and created great confusion. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Hold it tight so that it does not jump and sight carefully and do not fire more than six shots at a time if you can help it. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Its great advantage is the large number of shots that may be fired in a short space of time without an excessive weight in the gun itself. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- We'll meet them with rifle-shots first, and give them a chance of cutting their feet to pieces. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Shots were discharged by the rioters. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Within the last decade or so shells have been invented with the design simply to shatter or fracture the plate by which the way is broken for subsequent shots. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- You heard about it; you heard the shots; and you saw the bodies. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- They had kept her hull-up until sunset, firing several shots after her, but the next morning she was nowhere to be seen. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Modern magazine guns permit twenty-five to thirty shots a minute as single loaders, and besides they hold in reserve five cartridges. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- We went on playing, sipping the wine between shots, speaking in Italian, but talking little, concentrated on the game. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Further speculation was suddenly cut short by the faint report of two shots far ahead of me. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
錄入:李莉斯