百發百中:shot的用法全解析
Now you can know everything in the world, but the only way you're findin' out that one is by
givin' it a shot.
——《Good Will Hunting》
你可以瞭解世間萬物,但追根溯源的唯一途徑便是親身嘗試。
——《心靈捕手》
一、關於shot,你應該知道的用法有
adj.
1.閃色的,雜色的
Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of shot-silk sashes.
薩拉看到閃光絲飾品店掛滿了閃光絲飾品。
2.用盡的;破舊的
If you feel play in it or hear a clunking sound, the wheel bearings or suspension joints may be shot.
如果你感覺在它裏面有活動的範圍,或者聽到一種沉悶的晃動聲,那輪子的軸承或懸掛的萬向節可能破舊不堪了。
3.交織的;滲透的
n.
1.照相,快照
I got some good [shots] of the carnival.
我有一些狂歡節的精彩照片。
2.開槍,發射 [C]
The marksman squeezed off successive rounds and every shot told.
射擊運動員連扣板機,彈無虛發。
3.射手 [C]
He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
他視力不好,算不上是一個出色的射手。
4.嘗試
Will you give it a shot?
你想做嘗試嗎?
5.注射 [C]
He administered a shot of Nembutal.
他注射了一針寧比泰。
v.
t的過去式和過去分詞
二、你知道shot和哪些詞更搭嗎?
big shot
n. 權貴之人,大人物,大亨,有影響力的人;大腕
drop shot
n. 扣球
like a shot
adv.飛快地,立刻
long shot
n. 遠投,遠射,風險大的賭注
powder and shot
彈藥,軍需品
三、學會shot的用法了嗎?來做個小測試吧~
I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best _____.
我沒指望贏。但我會盡全力的