词组 | shoot |
释义 | shoot /ʃuːt/ verb to use a gun to fire bullets, or to kill or injure someone using a gunphrasesshoot yourself Smith killed his boss and then shot himself.shoot sb dead The man was shot dead in an attempted robbery.shoot sb in the leg/arm/back etc The victims had been shot in the back.shoot to kill (=shoot with the intention of killing someone) The next time they said they would shoot to kill.shoot sb on sight (=as soon as you see someone) The guards have orders to shoot on sight anyone who tries to escape.THESAURUS: shoot open fire to start shooting: Nineteen students were injured after a gunman opened fire. | Troops opened fire on a group of unarmed demonstrators. | The colonel gave the order for the soldiers to open fire. firebullet | shot | rocket | missile | round | gun | rifle to shoot bullets from a gun, or send an explosive object towards someone or something: The man began firing bullets at the police. | Kendrick fired three shots at the president’s car. | Terrorists fired rockets into our village. | The troops began firing live rounds at the protesters (=they began shooting with real bullets). | Suddenly the car stopped, and the passenger got out and fired a Kalashnikov rifle at the police car. | As soon as we crossed the border, enemy troops started firing at us. | Soldiers fired into the crowd. | The police fired into the air to make the crowd break up. launchmissile | rocket to send a large rocket or missile into the air: American warships launched cruise missiles. | The guerrillas launched their rockets from secret locations. shell to fire shells (=metal containers filled with an explosive substance) at enemy soldiers, cities etc in a war, using large guns: Border towns have been shelled by enemy aircraft for the past two months. | British warships began shelling German positions along the coast. bombard to attack a place for a long time with shells or bombs: Allied forces bombarded the coast prior to the invasion. | Troops bombarded the area with shells. | The Allied forces bombarded the enemy trenches for weeks. | Cromwell’s men had been bombarding the fort with their artillery for several days. take a potshot at sb/sth to shoot at someone or something without aiming very carefully: Someone tried to take a potshot at him, but hit the man behind instead. |
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