Tra từ shot - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shot [shot shots] noun, adjective BrE [ʃɒt] NAmE [ʃɑːt]
see also ↑shoot, ↑shot, ↑shot _v.
noun

WITH GUN
1. countable ~ (at sb/sth) the act of firing a gun; the sound this makes
• The man fired several shots from his pistol.
• Someone took a shot at the car.
•We heard some shots in the distance.
see also ↑gunshot, ↑potshot
2. countable a good, bad, etc. ~ a person who shoots a gun in a particular way (well, badly, etc.)

BULLETS
3. (also ˌlead ˈshot)uncountable a large number of small metal balls that you fire together from a ↑shotgun
see also ↑buckshot
4. countable (pl. shot)a large stone or metal ball that was shot from a ↑cannon or large gun in the past

REMARK/ACTION
5. countable a remark or an action that is usually one of a series, and is aimed against sb/sth that you are arguing or competing with
•This statement was the opening shot in the argument.
•The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today.

ATTEMPT
6. countable, usually singular ~ (at sth/at doing sth) (informal)the act of trying to do or achieve sth
•The team are looking good for a shot at the title.
•I've never produced a play before but I'll have a shot at it.
•I'm willing to give it a shot.
•Just give it your best shot (= try as hard as you can) and you'll be fine.

IN SPORT
7. countable the action of hitting, kicking or throwing the ball in order to score a point or goal in a game
• Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net.
• Good shot!
8. (often the shot)singular the heavy ball that is used in the sports competition called ↑shot-put

PHOTOGRAPH
9. countable a photograph
•I got some good shots of people at the party.
see also ↑mugshot, ↑snapshot

SCENE IN FILM/MOVIE
10. countable a scene in a film/movie that is filmed continuously by one camera
•the opening shot of a character walking across a desert

DRUG
11. countable (informal, especially NAmE)a small amount of a drug that is put into your body using a ↑syringe
Syn: ↑injection
•a flu shot (= to protect you against flu)
•a shot of morphine

DRINK
12. countable (informal)a small amount of a drink, especially a strong alcoholic one
•a shot of whisky

OF SPACECRAFT
13. countable an occasion when a ↑spacecraft is sent into space
•The space shot was shown live on television.

HORSE/DOG IN RACE
14. singular (used with numbers)a horse, dog, etc. that has the particular chance of winning a race that is mentioned
•The horse is a 10–1 shot. You will find other compounds ending in shot at their place in the alphabet.
more at a big noise/shot/name at ↑big _adj., call the shots/tune at ↑call _v., a shot/stab in the dark at ↑dark _n., a long shotnot by a long chalk/shot at ↑long _adj., parting shot at ↑parting _adj.

Word Origin:
n. Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb ↑shoot.

Synonyms:
photograph
picture • photo • shot • snapshot/snap • print
These are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.
photograph • a picture that has been made using a camera: ▪ a photograph of the house ◇ ▪ Can I take a photograph?
picture • a photograph: ▪ We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.
photo • a photograph: ▪ a passport photo
photograph, picture or photo?
Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.
shot • a photograph: ▪ I tried to get a shot of him in the water.
Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.
snapshot/snap • an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer: ▪ holiday snaps
print • a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera: ▪ a set of prints
a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot

Example Bank:
•As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.
•Go on— take another shot.
•Have you had all your shots for your expedition yet?
•He cracked a terrific shot into the bottom corner of the net.
•He killed them with a clean shot to their heads.
•He scuffed a shot from the edge of the box.
•I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line.
•I heard a pistol shot.
•I took a few more shots at the target, but missed every time.
•I'm not very good at repairing things, but I'll have a shot at it.
•Kate snapped a few shots with her camera through the window.
•My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target.
•She is a crack shot with a rifle.
•She was killed by a single shot to the head.
•That man fired the fatal head shot.
•The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin.
•The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound.
•The shot hit him in the chest.
•Their captain tried a long shot on goal.
•a publicity shot of the band performing
•a shot from a low angle
•a shot from his rifle
•a shot of penicillin
•a superb shot from Rivaldo
•a wide-angle shot showing the Grand Canyon
•a wide-angle shot showing the Houses of Parliament
•his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area
•the opening shot in the election campaign
•Conservationists have called on the government to ban the use of lead shot in shotgun cartridges.
•I tried to get a shot of him in the water.
•I'm willing to give it a shot.
•I've never produced a play before but I'll have a shot at it.
•Just give it your best shot and you'll be fine.
•Round shot whistled over our heads.
•She took a wide-angle shot of the house and garden.
•publicity shots
Idioms: ↑like a shot ▪ ↑shot across the bows ▪ ↑shot in the arm ▪ shot of somebody ▪ ↑shot through with something

adjective
1. ~ (with sth) (of cloth, hair, etc.)having another colour showing through or mixed with the main colour
•shot silk
•black hair shot with grey
•a cloudy sky shot with streaks of sunlight
2. not before noun (informal)in a very bad condition; destroyed
•The brakes on this car are shot.
•I'm shot— I'm too old for this job.
•After the accident his nerves were shot to pieces.

Word Origin:
n. Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb ↑shoot.

See also: ↑lead shot