shoot

/ʃu:t/

Thân thiện

The archer takes careful aim during the archery shoot.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The act of firing a projectile from a weapon: "shoot" can refer to the discharge of a gun, bow, or similar device.
   • A new growth on a plant: "shoot" also means a young branch, stem, or sprout emerging from a plant.
   • A photography or film session: In media, "shoot" refers to a session dedicated to taking photographs or recording film.

2. Verb:

   • To fire a projectile: The primary meaning is to discharge something like a bullet, arrow, or similar missile from a weapon.
   • To move suddenly and rapidly: "shoot" describes moving very quickly in a specific direction.
   • To take a photograph or film: It means to record an image or scene with a camera.
   • To score in sports: In games like basketball or soccer, "shoot" means to attempt to score by propelling the ball toward the goal.
   • To experience a sudden, sharp pain: Used to describe a pain that travels quickly through the body.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The hunters went on a turkey shoot. (The hunters participated in a turkey hunting event.)
  • New green shoots appeared on the rose bush in spring. (New green growths appeared on the rose bush in spring.)
  • The fashion shoot took place in a studio. (The fashion photography session happened in a studio.)

• Verb:

  • The soldier was ordered to shoot at the target. (The soldier was ordered to fire at the target.)
  • The car will shoot down the highway. (The car will move very fast down the highway.)
  • He likes to shoot landscapes with his new camera. (He likes to photograph landscapes with his new camera.)
  • She had a chance to shoot and score the winning goal. (She had a chance to attempt to score and make the winning goal.)
  • A pain shot up my leg when I stood up. (A sudden pain traveled quickly up my leg when I stood up.)

Advanced Usage

• "shoot for": to aim for or try to achieve a goal.

  • We should shoot for a higher sales target this quarter. (We should aim for a higher sales target this quarter.)

• "shoot down": to reject an idea or proposal decisively; to cause an aircraft to fall by hitting it.

  • The committee shot down his proposal immediately. (The committee rejected his proposal immediately.)

• "shoot up": to grow or increase very rapidly.

  • Prices have shot up in the last month. (Prices have increased very quickly in the last month.)

Variants and Related Words

• Shooter (n): a person or device that shoots.

  • He is an excellent shooter on the basketball team. (He is an excellent player who takes shots on the basketball team.)

• Shooting (n/adj): the act of firing a gun; a sudden, sharp pain.

  • The police are investigating the shooting. (The police are investigating the incident where guns were fired.)
  • I have a shooting pain in my back. (I have a sudden, sharp pain in my back.)

Synonyms

• Fire: to discharge a gun or projectile.
• Dash: to run or move quickly.
• Photograph: to take a picture.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Shoot away: to leave quickly.

  • I have to shoot away now or I'll be late. (I have to leave quickly now or I'll be late.)

• Shoot out: to extend suddenly; to resolve a conflict through gunfire.

  • The peninsula shoots out into the sea. (The peninsula extends suddenly into the sea.)
  • The gang had a shoot-out with the police. (The gang had a gunfight with the police.)

Related Idioms

• Shoot the breeze: to chat informally.

  • We sat on the porch, just shooting the breeze. (We sat on the porch, just chatting informally.)

• Shoot oneself in the foot: to do something that unintentionally causes problems for oneself.

  • By arguing with the boss, he really shot himself in the foot. (By arguing with the boss, he really caused problems for himself.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of shooting at targets
   • they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
2. a new branch

Verb

1. give an injection to
   • We injected the glucose into the patient's vein
2. produce buds, branches, or germinate
   • the potatoes sprouted
3. measure the altitude of by using a sextant
   • shoot a star
4. utter fast and forcefully
   • She shot back an answer
5. score
   • shoot a basket
   • shoot a goal
6. spend frivolously and unwisely
   • Fritter away one's inheritance
7. throw dice, as in a crap game
8. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
   • shoot cloth
9. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
   • inject hydrogen into the balloon
10. cause a sharp and sudden pain in
    • The pain shot up her leg
11. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
    • The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth
12. record on photographic film
    • I photographed the scene of the accident
    • She snapped a picture of the President
13. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
    • shoot craps
    • shoot a golf ball
14. move quickly and violently
    • The car tore down the street
    • He came charging into my office
15. run or move very quickly or hastily
    • She dashed into the yard
16. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
    • shoot a glance
17. make a film or photograph of something
    • take a scene
    • shoot a movie
18. fire a shot
    • the gunman blasted away
19. kill by firing a missile
20. hit with a missile from a weapon

Từ đồng nghĩa

• inject
• spud
• germinate
• pullulate
• bourgeon
• burgeon forth
• sprout
• fritter
• frivol away
• dissipate
• fritter away
• fool
• fool away
• photograph
• snap
• tear
• shoot down
• charge
• buck
• dart
• dash
• scoot
• scud
• flash
• film
• take
• blast
• pip
• hit