1.shot的基本意思是“射击,发射,枪炮声”,也可指“太空船或火箭的发射”,引申可表示“板球、网球、台球等中的击球”“足球中的踢”或“射手,枪手,炮手”,是可数名词。
2.shot也可作“试图,设法”“镜头,景”“皮下注射”解,是可数名词。
3.shot作“子弹,枪弹; 弹丸”解时,可用作可数名词,也可用作集合名词,作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式。
4.shot在口语里也可指威士忌、杜松子酒等的“少量”。
5.在美国口语中, shot还可作“机会”解。

a big shot
大人物,大亨 an important person; a wealthy man
His father is a big shot in the steel industry.他父亲是钢铁大王。

call one's shot
预测命中率 predict the rate of shooting
An expert rifleman can call his shot regularly.一位射击能手一般都能预测自己的命中率。

call the shots
操纵 control
But the iron-willed Prime Minister still calls the shots in the country.这位意志坚强的首相仍然在操纵国家。

get shot of
除去,开除 get rid of; dismiss
The new employee was useless and so the management got shot of him after only a week.新来的雇员没有什么用处,所以资方在用了一个星期后就将他辞退了。

like a shot
乐意地,立即 eagerly; quickly
If I had a chance to go to Japan I'd take it like a shot.如果我有机会去日本,我会乐意接受。
As soon as he heard the news, he was off like a shot.一听到这消息他马上就赶去了。

not by a long shot
绝对没有希望 entirely impossible
Our team didn't win—not by a long shot.我们队没赢——一点希望也没有。

shot across the bows
警告 warning
The chairman's comments were a shot across the bows and I think we had better improve our performance.总裁的话是个警告,我想我们得表现得好些。

shot in the arm
刺激因素; 鼓舞的力量 stimulant
The new player was a shot in the arm for the team, which played noticeably better.新来的运动员给这个队以鼓舞的力量,这个队明显地有了起色。
Getting that big contract was a real shot in the arm for the company.得到了那份重大的合约对公司来说真是件令人鼓舞的事情。

The shot wounded his arm.子弹打伤了他的手臂。
The shot missed him, but it was a close shave.这发子弹未打中他,但实在是侥幸脱险。
His shot went to the right of the goal.他一脚射门,球向球门右边飞去。
We are out of cannon shot.我们在炮火射程之外。
Our attention was arrested by the sound of a shot.枪声引起了我们的注意。
How many shots were fired?开了多少枪?
The shots quickly drew the police.枪声很快引来了警察。
I am doubtful whether I can solve the puzzle, but I'll have a shot at it.我怀疑能否解开这谜语,我将试试看。
After a few shots at guessing who did it,I gave up.到底是谁干的,我猜了几次猜不着就不再猜了。
The hunter is an excellent shot.那猎人是个优秀射手。
I don't know how shot is made.我不知道弹丸是怎么制造的。
This is the shot of the politician making a speech.这便是那位政治家演讲的镜头。
I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
Please pass me a shot of whisky.请给我一点威士忌。
It's a five to one shot that she will find out.十之八九她会弄清楚的。

shot through with
充满着… full of sth
His stories are shot through with gentle sadness.他的故事里充满着淡淡的忧伤。
I think you should rewrite this paper, it's shot through with mistakes.我认为这篇文章你该重写,因为里面错误太多。

shot to pieces
毁坏,搞糟; 悲痛 destroyed; spoiled; very distressed
Our plans for the future were shot to pieces when I lost my job.我失业了,我们未来的计划被毁掉了。
She was shot to pieces by the news of her mother's death.她听到母亲去世的消息后非常悲痛。

用作表语
▲S+be+～
I'm just shot.我真筋疲力尽了。
My nerves are shot,I need a holiday.我已疲惫不堪,我需要休假。
This old machine is shot.这台机器已老旧了。
His chances are shot.他的机会丧失了。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
I am very glad to be shot of the job.我很高兴做完这件工作。
The chill air was shot with the fragrance of violets.寒冷的空气中透出紫罗兰花香。

［同义词］ n.  attempt, ball, blast, bullet, chance, crack, injection, lead, shooter, turn adj.  moire, mottles, watered
［词源］  ＜古英语sceot(投,射击)