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shoot /ʃuːt/
(shot, shot /BrE ʃɒt; NAmE ʃɑːt/ )
► SEE ALLshoot sb/sth downshoot for sth shoot off shoot sth offshoot through shoot upshoot upshoot up sth shoot sb/sth up●ˌshoot sb/sth ˈdown 🔑1. to shoot at sb/sth and make them/it fall to the ground 射倒；射伤；击毙；击落◆They were shot down in cold blood.
他们被残忍地射杀了。◆They shot down a civilian aircraft by mistake.
他们不小心击落一架民用飞机。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析shoot sb down
blow sb away ◇ gun sb down ◇ mow sb down ◇ pick sb off ◇ shoot sb/sth down
These verbs all mean to kill or wound a person or animal with a gun. 这些动词都表示枪杀或射伤。
blow sb away (especially NAmE, informal)
to kill sb by shooting them 击毙；枪杀；开枪打死He thought that he would be the next to be blown away. 他认为自己是下一个被枪杀的目标。
gun sb down [usually passive]
(used especially in newspapers) to shoot sb and kill or seriously injure them （尤用于报章）枪击，枪杀，开枪打伤The policeman was gunned down while on duty. 那名警察执勤时被枪击中。
mow sb down
to kill sb using a gun or a vehicle, especially when several people are all killed at the same time （用枪）杀死，扫射（尤指多人）；（用车）轧死，碾死（尤指多人）The gunmen opened fire, mowing down at least seven people. 持枪者开火打死至少七人。
pick sb off (informal)
to aim carefully at a person, animal or aircraft, especially one of a group, and then shoot them 瞄准射击（处于群体中的一个目标）Snipers were picking off innocent civilians. 狙击手对无辜平民逐一下手。
shoot sb / sth down [usually passive]
to make a person or plane fall to the ground by shooting them / it 射倒；击落Several planes were shot down by enemy fire. 数架飞机被敌军炮火击落了。
WHICH WORD?
Planes, people in planes, or people on the ground can be shot down; only people on the ground can be gunned down. * shot down 可针对飞机、飞机上的人或地面上的人； gun down 仅针对地面上的人。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto threaten / be going to shoot sb down / blow sb awayto be shot down / gunned down in cold blood to be picked off one by one / at random 2. (informal) to strongly criticize sb or their ideas, etc. 批驳，驳倒（某人）；彻底推翻（观点等）◆When I made a suggestion, they shot me down in flames.
我提了个建议，却被他们彻底推翻了。◆My ideas were shot down one by one.
我的观点被逐一驳斥。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˈshoot for sth (NAmE, informal) (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) to try to get or achieve sth difficult 力争达到；努力获取◆They’re shooting for another victory this season.
他们争取这个赛季再赢一场。[v + prep]●ˌshoot ˈoff (informal) to leave somewhere very quickly 迅速离去◆She had to shoot off to meet someone.
她得赶去见个人。◆I’m sorry, I’ve got to shoot off.
抱歉，我必须马上离开。[v + adv]●ˌshoot sth ˈoffto remove sth by shooting 开枪打掉◆They shot the lock off.
他们开枪把锁打掉了。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌshoot ˈthrough (informal, AustralE) to leave, especially in order to avoid sb/sth 离去；躲避◆I was only five when my dad shot through.
爸爸离开时我才五岁。[v + adv]●ˌshoot ˈup 🔑1. (to sth) to rise or increase very quickly 陡增；猛涨；飙升◆The inflation rate has shot up to 20%.
通货膨胀率激增到 20%。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析shoot up
jump ◇ leap ◇ rocket ◇ shoot up ◇ soar ◇ spiral ◇ surge
These are all verbs that can be used when an amount, level or number increases quickly. 这些动词都表示陡增、猛涨、飙升。 See also go up .
jump
(used especially in newspapers) to increase suddenly and by a large amount （尤用于报章）陡增，猛涨，飙升Prices jumped by 60% last year. 去年物价暴涨 60%。Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion. 销售额从 27 亿元猛增到 35 亿元。
leap (usually approving)
to increase suddenly and by a large amount 陡增；猛涨；飙升Shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p. 股价从 476 便士开始飙涨，以 536 便士收盘。
rocket (of an amount or rate)
to increase very quickly and suddenly 陡增；猛涨；飙升The total has rocketed from 376 to 532. 总额从 376 激增到 532。
shoot up (often disapproving)
to increase suddenly and by a large amount 陡增；猛涨；飙升Ticket prices shot up last year. 去年票价狂涨。Burglaries in the city have shot up by nearly seventy per cent. 本市的入室盗窃案骤升了近七成。
soar
to increase very quickly in value, amount or level （价值、数量或水平）剧增，飞涨，突升Soaring costs / prices / temperatures have made progress difficult. 成本／价格／温度陡升使进展步履维艰。Unemployment has soared to 18%. 失业率激增至 18%。
spiral (disapproving)
to increase quickly in level or amount （水平或数量）剧增，飞涨You must be aware of the spiralling cost of health care in this country. 你肯定注意到了这个国家节节攀升的医疗保健费用。Prices are spiralling out of control. 物价一路飞涨，失去控制。
surge (especially business 商业)
(of prices, profits or the rate of sth) to suddenly increase in value or level （价格、利润或比率）陡增，突升Profits from cigarettes surged to $225m last year. 去年香烟的盈利猛增至 2.25 亿元。
WHICH WORD?
Leap is usually used when the increase is seen as a positive thing: profits, shares and prices can leap or jump, but costs jump. Leap usually suggests a more dramatic, surprising or significant increase * leap 通常用于指积极的增长：profits （利润）、shares （股价）和 prices （价格）可用 leap 或 jump，但成本用 jump。leap 通常暗示更具戏剧性、惊人或重大的增长Raw material costs jumped 1 per cent last month. 上个月原材料成本上涨了 1%。
Shoot up is used in more informal contexts, and especially when the increase is seen as a negative thing * shoot up 用于更加口语化的语境，尤用于指负面增长Prices / charges / interest rates have shot up. 价格／费用／利率飞涨。
Spiral is nearly always used with a negative meaning: spiralling debt / prices. * spiral 几乎总是用于负面的意义：spiralling debt / prices。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto soar / jump / shoot up in price / in number to soar / jump / rocket / leap / shoot up from… / to… / by… the price / cost of sth soars / jumps / surges / spirals / rockets / shoots up profits soar / jump / surge / leap numbers / levels of sth soar / jump / shoot upto soar / jump / surge / leap / shoot up suddenly / dramatically 2. to grow taller in a short time 迅速长高◆She’s shot up in the last few months.
在过去的几个月里，她个头一下子蹿上来了。 ➡ note at grow up [v + adv]●ˌshoot ˈup●ˌshoot ˈup sth (slang) to make an illegal drug enter your body using a needle 注射（毒品）OBJ heroin, drugs[v + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌshoot sb/sth ˈupto injure sb or damage sth severely by shooting 开枪打伤（或打坏）；击伤（或击毁）◆An armed gang shot up the nightclub.
一个武装团伙开枪把夜总会打得千疮百孔。OBJ house, bar, club[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv] |