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●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] |