●have/take a ˈshot (at sth/at doing sth) ( give sth a ˈshot) (informal) try to do sth试图,设法(做某事)◆We all had a shot at solving the riddle. 我们都试图要猜出这个谜语。◆I don’t know if I’ll be any good at editing the newsletter, but I’ll give it a shot. 我不知道自己能不能编辑好这份业务通讯,不过我会试试看。