首页英语词典shootshoot的意思

shoot

英 [ʃuːt] 美[ʃut]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词discharge fire

vt. 射击，射中；拍摄；发芽；使爆炸；给…注射
vi. 射击；发芽；拍电影
n. 射击；摄影；狩猎；急流

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词态变化

复数: shoots;第三人称单数: shoots;过去式: shot;过去分词: shot;现在分词: shooting;

助记提示

1、from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project".
2、具有同源性的单词：scoot, scud, shoot.

中文词源

shoot 射击，发射，拍摄，投篮，幼苗，嫩枝

来自古英语 sceotan,投，射，来自 Proto-Germanic*skeutanan,投，射，来自 PIE*skeud,投，射，词源同 sheet,shot,shut.引申诸相关词义。

英英释意

1. a new branch

2. the act of shooting at targets;: "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

英文词源

shoot: shoot: [OE] Like sheet, shout, shut, and perhaps skit [15], shoot goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *skeut-, *skaut-, *skut- ‘project’. This formed the basis of a verb *skeutan, which evolved into German schiessen, Dutch schieten, Swedish skjuta, and Danish skyde as well as English shoot. The noun shot comes from the same source.
=> sheet, shot, shout, shut
shoot (n.2): 1530s, "an act of shooting;" 1852 as "a shooting match or party," from shoot (v.).
shoot (v.): Old English sceotan "to hurl missiles, cast; strike, hit, push; run, rush; send forth swiftly; wound with missiles" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, past participle scoten), from Proto-Germanic *skeutanan (cognates: Old Saxon skiotan, Old Norse skjota "to shoot with (a weapon); shoot, launch, push, shove quickly," Old Frisian skiata, Middle Dutch skieten, Dutch schieten, Old High German skiozan, German schießen), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (cognates: Sanskrit skundate "hastens, makes haste," Old Church Slavonic iskydati "to throw out," Lithuanian skudrus "quick, nimble").

In reference to pool playing, from 1926. Meaning "to strive (for)" is from 1967, American English. Sense of "descend (a river) quickly" is from 1610s. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot-'em-up (adj.) in reference to violent entertainment (Western movies, etc.) is from 1942. Shoot to kill first attested 1867. Shoot the cat "to vomit" is from 1785. To shoot the moon originally meant "depart by night with ones goods to escape back rent" (1829).
O, 'tis cash makes such crowds to the gin shops roam,
And 'tis cash often causes a rumpus at home ;
'Tis when short of cash people oft shoot the moon ;
And 'tis cash always keeps our pipes in tune.
Cash! cash! &c.

["The Melodist and Mirthful Olio, An Elegant Collection of the Most Popular Songs," vol. IV, London, 1829]
shoot (n.1): "young branch of a tree or plant," mid-15c., from shoot (v.). Also "heavy, sudden rush of water" (1610s); "artificial channel for water running down" (1707); "conduit for coal, etc." (1844).

同义词辨析

branch, limb, bough, shoot

这些名词均含有"枝"之意。

branch：普通用词，泛指树木比bough小一些的大枝或小枝，也可用于引申意义。

limb：多指主枝或大枝。

bough：指主枝或粗大强壮的枝。

shoot：指植物或灌木刚长出的新枝、嫩枝或嫩芽。

考试真题

A recent survey by a credit bureau revealed that the number of alarmed citizens had shot up to 76 percent.

That was actually Songdo, " says Jung Won Son, a professor of urban development at London's Bartlett School of Planning, "Part of the reason to shoot there is that it's new and nice.

While bullying is parents' greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents.

They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren't great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.

The embargo (禁运) created panic in the West and caused oil prices to shoot up.

The experiment is based upon the idea that farmers who're protecting their herd from lions would shoot and kill lions in an effort to protect their livestock.

词组搭配

have shot one's bolt

见 bolt

shoot the breeze (或 the bull)

(N. Amer. informal)have a casual conversation

(北美，非正式)闲扯

shoot one's cuffs

pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat

（从夹克或大衣的袖口里）拉出衬衣的袖口

shoot from the hip

(informal)react suddenly or without careful consideration of one's words or actions

(非正式)信口开河；鲁莽行事

shoot oneself in the foot

(informal)inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself

(非正式)对自己不利，砸自己的锅

shoot it out

(informal)(非正式)engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle

用枪战决出胜负

shoot a line

(Brit. informal)describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way

(英，非正式)吹牛，说大话

he never shot a line about his escapades.
关于他的那些恶作剧，他始终闭口不谈。

shoot one's mouth off

(informal)talk boastfully or indiscreetly

(非正式)胡吹，随便乱说

shoot someone/thing down

kill or wound someone by shooting them, especially in a ruthless way

（尤指无情地）击毙；击伤

troops shot down 28 demonstrators.
军队无情地击毙了28名示威者。

shoot through

(Austral./NZ informal)leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something

(澳/新西兰，非正式)（尤指为躲避而）离开

me wife's shot through and I can't pay the rent.
我老婆跑走了，我付不起房租。

shoot someone/thing up

cause great damage to something by shooting; kill or wound someone by shooting

（通过射击）摧毁；击毙；击伤

the police shot up our building.
警察击毁了我们的大楼。

(亦作 shoot up)(informal)inject a narcotic drug; inject someone with a narcotic drug

(非正式)注射毒品；向…注射毒品

she went home and shot up alone in her room.
她回到家，一个人在房里注射毒品。
I was shooting up cocaine.
当时我正在注射可卡因。
shoot people up with the new chemical and see what happens.
给人注射新的化学药品，看看情况怎样。

shoot down

To bring down (an aircraft, for example) by hitting and damaging with gunfire or a missile.

击落：用炮火或导弹打击或损坏的方式打落（比如飞机）

&I{Informal} To ruin the aspirations of; disappoint.

【非正式用语】破坏…的愿望；使…失望

&I{Informal}

批驳：指出…为假；证明…是假的

shot down the proposal.
否决了这个建议
shot down his theory.
批驳他的理论

shoot for 或 shoot at 【非正式用语】

To strive or aim for; have as a goal.

争取得到或追求…；以…为目标

shoot up

&I{Informal} To grow or get taller rapidly.

【非正式用语】迅速生长或长高

To increase dramatically in amount.

激增：在数量上急剧增长

To riddle with bullets.

射击：用子弹把…打得到处是孔

To damage or terrorize (a town, for example) by intense or random gunfire.

乱一开枪：用密集或零星的炮火破坏或威吓（比如一个小镇）

&I{Slang} To inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe.

&I{【俚语】} 用静脉注射管注静毒品

实用场景例句

Don't shoot─I surrender.: 别开枪——我投降。

troops shooting at the enemy: 向敌人射击的部队

a serious shooting incident: 严重的枪击事件

The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at) .: 一般来说，警察开枪不是要打死人。

He shot an arrow from his bow.: 他张弓射了一箭。

They shot the lock off (= removed it by shooting) .: 他们开枪把锁打掉。

A man was shot in the leg.: 一个人被射中腿部。

He shot himself during a fit of depression.: 他一时心灰意冷，开枪自杀了。

The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape.: 卫兵接到命令，看见有谁企图逃跑就立即开枪。

Three people were shot dead during the robbery.: 抢劫过程中有三人被开枪打死。

The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them...: 警察接到命令可以枪击任何攻击他们的人。

Namibian law permits ranchers to shoot cheetahs to protect their livestock...: 纳米比亚法律允许农场主射杀猎豹以保护家畜。

He taunted armed officers by pointing to his head, as if inviting them to shoot...: 他用手指着自己的头来嘲弄武装警察，好像在招引他们开枪一样。

The police came around the corner and they started shooting at us...: 警察拐过了街角，开始朝我们开枪。

They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them...: 他们差不多快到船边时，一个人影从他们旁边飞奔而过。

Another car shot out of a junction and smashed into the back of them.: 另一辆车从交叉路口飞驰而出，撞到了他们汽车的尾部。

Masters shot a hand across the table and gripped his wrist...: 马斯特斯迅速把手伸到桌对面，紧紧抓住他的手腕。

As soon as she got close, the old woman's hand shot out...: 她一靠近，那老妇人的手就猛地伸了出来。

Mary Ann shot him a rueful look...: 玛丽·安懊悔地瞥了他一眼。

The man in the black overcoat shot a penetrating look at the other man.: 身穿黑大衣的男子目光犀利地扫了另外一名男子一眼。

Alina Reyes shot to fame a few years ago with her extraordinary first novel...: 阿林娜·雷耶斯几年前因她那部不同凡响的小说处女作而迅速成名。

She shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play.: 她因在百老汇出演了一部诺埃尔·科沃德的戏一炮而红。

He'd love to shoot his film in Cuba...: 他很乐意在古巴拍摄他的影片。

Three CBS cameramen were on site to shoot and edit taped reports. 3: 名哥伦比亚广播公司的摄影记者在现场拍摄并编辑录像报道。

Spencer scuttled away from Young to shoot wide when he should have scored...: 斯潘塞绕开了扬却把球射偏了，他本该进球得分的。

A time limit was set for a team to shoot at the basket.: 球队在规定时间内必须要投篮。

People are still hanging out drinking beer, maybe shooting some pool.: 人们仍聚在那里喝啤酒，可能还会打会儿台球。

They expected me to sit up and shoot the breeze with them till one or two in the morning...: 他们希望我晚上熬夜陪他们聊天到凌晨一两点。

I also met with Pollack again to kind of shoot the bull.: 我也再次和波拉克会面，两人闲聊了会儿。

If I was to insult the contestants I would be shooting myself in the foot.: 如果我羞辱参赛者，就会搬起石头砸自己的脚。