| 词组 | shoot |
| 释义 | shoot Theme: ALCOHOL tr. to lace a drink with liquor.I'm gonna shoot the punch with rum.Harry shot his date's Coke with vodka. Theme: EXPLANATION in. to start to tell (something).We're ready. Go ahead. Shoot!Okay, shoot. I'm all ears. shoot 1. noun 1 anything legitimate, unscripted or unstaged US, 1996. 2 heroin UK, 2002 2. verb 1 to ejaculate. Most likely a shortened form of the C19 'shooting one's roe' IRELAND, 1922. 2 to inject a drug intravenously US, 1914. 3 to depart. Variants include 'shoot off' and 'shoot out' UK, 1897. 4 to flirt; to make sexual advances US, 1967. 5 to throw or toss something AUSTRALIA, 1929. 6 to play. Usually as 'shoot pool', 'shoot crap', etc US, 1926. 7 to drink alcohol in shot glass units US, 1991. 8 to pick a pocket US, 1969. 9 used as an imperative, to start; to continue US, 1915. 10 (used of a plant) to show signs of producing fruit CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985.► he shoots, he scores; he shoots, he scores, he winsused for registering admiration of a small but telling personal victory. A cliché of football commentary applied to the ordinary moments of life; always in the third person, even if used of the first person UK, 2002.► shoot a beaverto look for and see a girl's crotch US, 1966.► shoot a blagto gossip TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1992.► shoot a good stickto play pool well US, 1961.► shoot a jug; shoot a peterto break into a safe using explosives US, 1950.► shoot a waveto surf a wave, especially if difficult US, 1963.► shoot an air rifle; shoot an air gunin pool, to bet without money to back your bet US, 1990.► shoot an azimuthto take a compass bearing US, 1991.► shoot blanks(said of a male) to engage in sex with a low or non-existent sperm count US, 1960.► shoot down in flamesto absolutely defeat in an argument UK, 1942.► shoot for twoto defecate. A combination of basketball terminology and children's bathroom vocabulary US, 2003.► shoot gravyto inject a mixture of blood and drug solution that has been reheated after failing to make a direct hit on the vein US, 1973.► shoot itto lie. Euphemistic variation of SHOOT THE SHIT (to tell tall tales) UK, 1959.► shoot off your mouth; shoot your mouth offto speak with a complete lack of discretion; to speak boastfully US, 1864.► shoot the breezeto chat idly US, 1919.► shoot the bullto engage in small talk US, 1902.► shoot the conto engage in goal-oriented, truth-deficient conversation US, 1965.► shoot the crow; shoot the crawto abscond; to depart hurriedly, especially without paying money that is owed UK, 1887.► shoot the curl; shoot the tubeto surf through the hollow part of a wave US, 1957.► shoot the doughnutto aim artillery strikes at enemy forces encircling a US defensive position US, 1990.► shoot the duckto skateboard crouched on one leg with the other leg extended outward US, 1976.► shoot the pierto surf, or attempt to surf, through the pilings of a pier US, 1962.► shoot the scales(used of a truck driver) to bypass a weigh station US, 1963.► shoot the shit; shoot shitto engage in idle conversation; to tell lies UK, 1984.► shoot the Vto make a V-sign (the first and index fingers raised from a clenched fist, knuckles forward). 'Shoot' as 'to fire a gun' accentuates the aggressive or dismissive nature of this action UK, 2000.► shoot the workson the railways, to make a sudden, emergency stop US, 1977.► shoot your boltto ejaculate NEW ZEALAND, 1998.► shoot your cuffs(used of a man wearing a suit or sports jacket) to straighten your arms so that the cuffs of the shirt extend beyond the jacket sleeves. The modern version of the older (1878) 'shoot your linen' UK, 1909.► shoot your loadfiguratively, to exhaust your resources early in a contest US, 1954.► shoot your trapto talk too much US, 1947.► shoot your wadto ejaculate US, 1972 shoot down 1. shoot sb/sth down • shoot down sb/sth to make an enemy plane and the people in it crash to the ground, by firing bullets or weapons at it: American war planes shot down an Iraqi jet inside the no-fly zone. In 1983 a Korean airliner was shot down over the Soviet Union after straying near a top secret submarine base.■ SIMILAR TO: bring downshootdown n C usually singular especially AmE when an enemy plane is made to crash to the ground, by firing bullets or weapons at it: There will be an international investigation into last weekend's shootdown of the two planes.2. shoot down sb • shoot sb down to kill or seriously injure someone by shooting them, especially people who cannot defend themselves: The army were accused of shooting down unarmed demonstrators.■ SIMILAR TO: gun down, shoot3. shoot sth/sb down • shoot down sth/sb informal to say or show that someone's ideas or opinions are wrong or stupid: America Online shot down rumours of a merger between the two companies.shoot sth/sb down in flames (=completely destroy someone's ideas by showing that they are wrong or stupid) The article was shot down in flames by government scientists. shoot for shoot for sth AmE to try to achieve a particular aim or goal: Coach Bruce Corbett said he is shooting for a winning record this season.■ SIMILAR TO: aim (for), try for shoot off 1. shoot off informal, especially BrE to leave somewhere very quickly or suddenly: Every time I see him, he looks at his watch and shoots off to a meeting. Jane got on the horse, which immediately shot off at great speed across the field.■ SIMILAR TO: speed off, dash off informal, rush off2. be shot off if a part of someone's body is shot off, it is completely destroyed or very badly damaged by a bullet: One woman had survived the massacre, although her arm had been shot off. shoot out shoot it out informal to fight against someone with guns, especially until one person or group is killed or defeated by the other+ with The terrorists were trapped in the house, and were forced to shoot it out with the police before being overpowered.shoot-out n C a fight between two people or groups who shoot at each other with guns until of them wins: At least two people at the prison were killed in a shoot-out with security forces. be shot through with be shot through with sth if a piece of writing or music is shot through with a particular feeling or quality, it contains a lot of it: The stories are short, and shot through with Hurley's dry gentle humour.■ SIMILAR TO: be filled with shoot up 1. shoot up to increase very quickly and suddenly: Some experts think that house prices will shoot up again this year.+ to Odette's weight shot up to fourteen stone after her children were born.■ SIMILAR TO: rocket up2. shoot up if a child shoots up, he or she grows taller very quickly and suddenly: I can't believe this is Christopher - he's shot up since I last saw him!3. shoot sth up • shoot up sth to damage a building or injure a person, by shooting them with bullets: There's nothing for the refugees to return to; their homes have gone, shot up and blown apart. On June 17th Chapman was badly shot up, wounded in the head.4. shoot up • shoot up sth informal to put harmful illegal drugs into your blood, using a special needle: Kids as young as ten are shooting up heroin. Junkies used the restroom downstairs for shooting up.■ SIMILAR TO: jack up BrE informal shoot1. and shoot up tv. & in. to inject drugs, especially heroin. (Drugs.) He actually had to leave the meeting to shoot. 2. n. an injection of heroin. (Drugs. Usually shoot-up.) The way Ernie was yawning, I knew he needed a shoot-up. 3. tv. to spike a drink with liquor. I’m gonna shoot the punch with rum. 4. in. to begin to tell [something]. Okay, shoot. I’m all ears. 5. exclam. Darn! (Usually Shoot! An exclamation or a very mild curse. A substitute if not a euphemism for shit.) Oh, shoot! I left my shades in the car.
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