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2. 开枪;射击
    A shot is an act of firing a gun.

    e.g. He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot...
           他在近距离一枪射杀了珀西瓦尔。
    e.g. A man fired a volley of shots at them.
           一名男子向他们射出了一排子弹。

3. 射手;枪手
    Someone who is a good shot can shoot well. Someone who is a bad shot cannot shoot well.

    e.g. He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
           他视力不好，算不上是一个出色的射手。

4. 射门;击球;投篮
    In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point.

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    e.g. He had only one shot at goal.
           他只有一次射门得分。

5. 一张照片;(电影的)一组镜头
    A shot is a photograph or a particular sequence of pictures in a film.

    e.g. ...a shot of a fox peering from the bushes...
           一只狐狸从灌木丛中窥视的照片
    e.g. He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
           他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。

6. 尝试;努力
    If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it.

    e.g. The heavyweight champion will be given a shot at Holyfield's world title.
           这名重量级拳击冠军将尝试挑战霍利菲尔德的世界冠军头衔。

7. (药品等的)注射
    A shot of a drug is an injection of it.

    e.g. He administered a shot of Nembutal.
           他注射了一针宁比泰。

8. 一口，一小杯(烈性酒)
    A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it.

    e.g. ...a shot of vodka.
           一小杯伏特加
    e.g. ...spirits and liqueurs, served in a shot glass.
           小杯的烈性酒和利口酒

9. 尽最大努力
    If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can.

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    e.g. I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.
           我没指望赢。但我会尽全力的。

10. 对…的警告
    If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing.

    e.g. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
           作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。

11. 操纵;发号施令;作决定
      The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.

      e.g. The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so.
             董事们掌握大权，没有他们的允许什么都不能做。

12. 立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地
      If you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation.

      e.g. I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot...
             听到钥匙在开前门的声音，我立即从床上起来了。
      e.g. If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
             如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。

13. 没把握的尝试;不大可能成功的尝试
      If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying.

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      e.g. The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose...
             这桩交易有些冒险，不过巴格利也没什么可损失的。
      e.g. I thought about meeting a handsome stranger but it seemed a bit of a long shot.
             我想象着能遇到一个英俊的陌生人，不过这似乎希望不大。

14. (表示强调)根本，远远
      People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.

      e.g. The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
             导弹削减条约大幅度减少了导弹数量，然而军备竞赛还远没有停止。

15. 布满，充满，富有(某种因素或特征)
      If something is shot through with an element or feature, it contains a lot of that element or feature.

      e.g. His work was deeply refreshing, and all of it shot through with humour...
             他的作品令人耳目一新，充满幽默元素。
      e.g. This is an argument shot through with inconsistency.
             这个论点前后矛盾，漏洞百出。

16. a shot in the dark -> see dark