shot
I.shot1 S2 W2 /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: scot]
1. GUN [countable]
a) an act of firing a gun:
He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots.
She was killed by a single shot to the head.
b) the sound of a gun being fired:
Where were you when you heard the shot?
c) a good/bad etc shot someone who is good, bad etc at shooting:
Sergeant Cooper is an excellent shot.
2. BULLETS [uncountable]
a) small metal balls that are shot, many at a time, from a ↑shotgun
b) old use large metal balls that are shot from a ↑cannon
3. ATTEMPT TO SCORE [countable] an attempt in sport to throw, kick, or hit the ball towards the place where you can get a point:
Shaw took a shot at the goal from the halfway line, but missed.
Good shot!
4. PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph SYN picture
shot of
a close-up shot of a demonstrator being beaten by a policeman
I managed to get some good shots of the carnival.
We hired a photographer to take some publicity shots.
action shots of football players (=ones taken of people while they are moving) ⇨ ↑mugshot
5. FILM/TV [countable] the view of something in a film or television programme that is produced by having the camera in a particular position:
In the opening shot, we see Travolta’s feet walking down the sidewalk.
6. ATTEMPT [countable] informal an attempt to do something or achieve something, especially something difficult
shot at (doing) something
This is her first shot at directing a play.
If Lewis won his next fight, he would be guaranteed a shot at the title (=chance to win the title).
I decided to have a shot at decorating the house myself.
I didn’t think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I’d give it a shot (=try to do it).
The network finally gave Keaton a shot at presenting his own show.
7. give something your best shot to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult:
This case is going to be tough, but I promise I’ll give it my best shot.
Lydia didn’t get the job, but at least she gave it her best shot.
8. be a long shot
a) used to say that a plan is worth trying, even though you think it is unlikely to succeed:
It’s a long shot, but someone might recognise her from the photo and be able to tell us where she lives.
b) American English if someone is a long shot, they are not likely to be chosen for a job or to win an election, competition etc:
Turner is a long shot to win next month’s mayoral election.
9. a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc a horse, dog etc in a race, whose chances of winning are expressed as numbers
10. a shot in the dark an attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas:
My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.
11. CRITICAL REMARK [countable] a remark that is intended to criticize or hurt someone:
I’m not going to sit here listening to you two take shots at each other all night.
She couldn’t resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) – ‘And you were a lousy lover!’
That was a cheap shot (=one that is unfair and unreasonable)!
12. like a shot if you do something like a shot, you do it very quickly and eagerly:
If he asked me to go to Africa with him, I’d go like a shot!
13. a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows) something you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it – used especially in news reports:
The president’s own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows.
14. big shot an important or powerful person, especially in business:
a big shot in the record business
15. DRINK [countable] a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
shot of
a shot of tequila
a shot glass (=a small glass for strong alcoholic drinks)
16. DRUG [countable] especially American English an ↑injection of a drug (=when it is put into the body with a needle) SYN jab British English:
Have you had your typhoid and cholera shots?
17. a shot in the arm something that makes you more confident or more successful:
The new factory will give the local economy a much-needed shot in the arm.
18. HEAVY BALL [countable] a heavy metal ball that competitors try to throw as far as possible in the sport of ↑shot put
⇨ call the shots at ↑call1(9), ⇨ by a long chalk/shot at ↑long1(21), ⇨ long shot at ↑long1(18), ⇨ ↑buckshot, ↑gunshot, ↑snapshot, ↑pot shot
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COLLOCATIONS
 verbs
▪ fire a shot The passenger in the car fired three shots.
▪ take a shot at somebody (=fire a shot trying to hit someone) Someone took a shot at her, but missed.
▪ a shot hits somebody/something The shot hit the burglar in the chest and killed him instantly.
▪ a shot misses somebody/something (=doesn’t hit them) The first shot missed my head by inches.
▪ a shot rings out (=is heard) Suddenly, two shots rang out.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shot
▪ a pistol/rifle shot A pistol shot rang out in the darkness.
▪ a single shot (=just one shot) He died from a single shot to his heart.
▪ the fatal shot (=the shot that killed someone) It wasn’t clear who had fired the fatal shot.
▪ a warning shot (=one fired as a warning to someone) Police fired warning shots into the air.
▪ a good shot (=one that hits what you aim at) It was difficult to get a good shot in the dense forest.
phrases
▪ a volley of shots (=a number of shots fired quickly) He fired off a volley of shots from his rifle.
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THESAURUS
▪ photograph a picture taken using a camera: Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the museum. | our wedding photographs
▪ photo informal a photograph: a way of displaying your digital photos | Do you want me to take your photo?
▪ picture a photograph of someone or something: I saw her picture in the paper the other day. | This is a really good picture of Sarah. | Can I take your picture?
▪ snap British English informal, snapshot especially American English a photograph that you take quickly and without thinking carefully about how it will look, for example when you are on holiday: Patrick showed me his holiday snaps. | She showed me a snapshot of her three children.
▪ shot informal a photograph – used especially by people who often take photographs: I got some great shots of Mount Fuji. | It's a lovely shot.
▪ print a photograph that has been printed on photographic paper: a set of 4 by 6 inch prints
II.shot2 BrE AmE adjective [not before noun]
1. spoken in bad condition because of being used too much or treated badly:
My back tires are shot.
My nerves were shot to pieces after my driving test.
2. be/get/want shot of somebody/something British English spoken to get rid or want to get rid of someone or something:
I know the director wants shot of me.
3. be shot through with something
a) if a piece of cloth is shot through with a colour, it has very small threads of that colour woven into it:
a fine silk shot through with gold threads
b) to have a lot of a particular quality or feeling:
a charming collection of stories, shot through with a gentle humour
III.shot3 BrE AmE
the past tense and past participle of ↑shoot
shothu| ◎ | [∫ɔt] | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | sự trả tiền; phiếu tính tiền (ở quán rượu...) | | | ■ | phần đóng góp | | | ☆ | to pay one's shot | | | góp tiền, đóng phần tiền của mình | | | ■ | sự bắn súng; âm thanh của việc bắn súng | | | ■ | đạn, viên đạn | | | ■ | đạn ghém (như) lead shot | | | ■ | phát đạn, phát bắn | | | ☆ | without firing a single shot | | | không tốn một phát đạn nào | | | ☆ | to take a flying shot | | | bắn chim đang bay; bắn mục tiêu di động | | | ☆ | random shot | | | phát bắn bừa | | | ■ | ý định làm cái gì; sự cố gắng | | | ■ | sự làm thử, sự đánh ăn may, sự đoán cầu may | | | ☆ | to have (take) a shot at | | | thử làm (cái gì) | | | ☆ | to make a bad shot | | | đoán nhầm | | | ■ | sự phóng lên vũ trụ (một quả rốc két, tên lửa..) | | | ☆ | the second space shot this year | | | vụ phóng tên lửa lên vũ trụ lần thứ hai trong năm nay | | | ■ | bức ảnh, cảnh được chụp lên ảnh | | | ■ | cảnh phim liên tục do một máy quay phim quay | | | ■ | (thông tục) sự tiêm (thuốc..); mũi tiêm thuốc | | | ■ | tầm (đạn...) | | | ■ | người có kỹ năng bắn như thế nào đó | | | ☆ | a crack shot | | | một tay súng giỏi | | | ☆ | to be no shot | | | bắn kém | | | ■ | mìn (phá đá...) | | | ■ | (the shot) quả tạ nặng bằng sắt dùng trong môn đẩy/ném tạ | | | ☆ | to put the shot | | | ném tạ, đẩy tạ | | | ■ | cú đánh (trong cricket, quần vợt..); cú sút bóng (trong bóng đá) | | | ■ | liều côcain; phát tiêm mocfin | | | ■ | (thông tục) một ngụm rượu | | | ■ | lời phê bình sắc, lời nhận xét sắc sảo | | | 〆 | like a shot | | | ✓ | (thông tục) ngay lập tức; không chần chừ | | | ✓ | rất nhanh | | | 〆 | to call the shots | | | ✓ | (thông tục) chỉ huy, điều khiển, làm tướng | | | 〆 | a shot in the arm | | | ✓ | liều thuốc bổ (nghĩa bóng) | | | 〆 | a long shot | | | ✓ | sự thử làm không chắc thành công | | | ✓ | (thông tục) sự đánh cuộc khó thắng | | | ✓ | (thông tục) người khó thắng, người khó thành công; việc làm khó thành công | | | 〆 | not by a long shot | | | ✓ | (từ lóng) không khi nào, không bao giờ, không một chút nào | | ※ | ngoại động từ | | | ■ | nạp đạn | | ※ | thời quá khứ & động tính từ quá khứ của shoot | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | có tia, có vạch; có lốm đốm (màu khác, chất khác...) | | | ☆ | crimson shot with yellow | | | màu đỏ thắm có lốm đốm vàng | | | ■ | đan, nhuộm sao cho óng ánh (có màu sắc khác nhau khi nhìn ở các góc độ khác nhau) | | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) sờn rách, cũ, tan vỡ, không dùng được nữa | | | 〆 | shot through with something | | | ✓ | chứa đựng nhiều (phẩm chất nào đó); tràn đầy bởi cái gì |
| | ◎ | [shot] | | 〆 | saying & slang | | | ■ | worn, broken, ruined, had it | | | ☆ | When they returned my bike, the gears were shot - worn out. |
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