shoot

shoot — 動詞

1. To use a gun to send a bullet, or a bow to send an arrow, usually aiming at a pe

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

射擊；射殺

用槍或弓箭發射子彈或箭

To use a gun to send a bullet, or a bow to send an arrow, usually aiming at a person, animal, or target and possibly hitting or injuring them.

例句

The hunter aimed carefully and shot at the wild boar.

獵人仔細瞄準後，射擊了那頭野豬。

shoot at + target

Naoko accidentally shot herself in the foot while cleaning the rifle.

Naoko 在清槍時不小心射中了自己的腳。

同義詞
  • fire

    focuses on the action of the weapon discharging; does not require a specific target

  • hit

    emphasises the result of striking the target, not the act of firing

  • kill

    specifically means the target died as a result of being shot

反義詞
  • spare

    to choose not to kill or harm when one could

文法句型

shoot + at + target

shoot + target

shoot + weapon

用法筆記

Frequently used with at to indicate the direction of fire (shoot at something) without confirming a hit, or transitively (shoot something) when the target is struck.

常見錯誤

❌I shot at the target and it hit the bullseye.
✅I shot the target and hit the bullseye.
💡shoot at means aiming in that direction, not necessarily hitting; use shoot without at when confirming the target was struck.

2. In team sports such as basketball, football, or hockey, to send the game piece —

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

投籃；射門

在運動比賽中將球投向球門或籃框

In team sports such as basketball, football, or hockey, to send the game piece — a ball or a puck — toward the scoring area in order to earn points.

例句

Minho shot the ball from just outside the three-point line.

Minho 在三分線外把球投了出去。

shoot + ball (basketball context)

Maeve shot at the goal but the goalkeeper caught the ball easily.

Maeve 朝球門射門，但守門員輕鬆接住了球。

同義詞
  • kick

    limited to football and rugby where the foot propels the ball

  • throw

    used in basketball and netball; emphasises arm action

  • strike

    more formal; common in cricket and hockey

文法句型

shoot + ball/puck

shoot at + goal

shoot and score

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (WEAPON): in sports contexts, shoot has no connection to firearms. The object is a ball, puck, or similar game item aimed at scoring points.

3. To take part in the sport of basketball, especially in an informal or practice s

3.動詞不及物
釋義

打籃球

從事籃球運動，尤指非正式練習

To take part in the sport of basketball, especially in an informal or practice setting rather than a full organised game.

例句

Joshua and his friends went to the park to shoot after school.

Joshua 和朋友放學後去公園打籃球。

shoot = play basketball informally

Sirin spends every Saturday morning shooting at the local court with her brother.

Sirin 每週六早上都和哥哥在當地球場打籃球。

同義詞

文法句型

shoot (no object)

shoot some hoops

用法筆記

Almost always intransitive and informal. The fuller phrase shoot hoops or shoot some hoops is more common than using shoot alone to mean play basketball.

4. To travel at great speed straight along a path or toward a specific spot, as if

4.動詞不及物C2
釋義

疾馳；衝

快速朝某個方向移動

To travel at great speed straight along a path or toward a specific spot, as if suddenly launched from one point to another.

例句

A small cat shot across the street and disappeared into the bushes.

一隻小貓衝過馬路，消失在灌木叢中。

shoot across + place

Mira watched the meteor shoot through the night sky before it faded from view.

Mira 看著流星劃過夜空，隨後消失不見。

同義詞
  • dart

    very close in meaning; often used for smaller subjects like animals or glances

  • rush

    less dramatic; can describe hurried but not necessarily extremely fast movement

  • zoom

    informal; suggests speed with energy or excitement

反義詞
  • creep

    to move slowly and carefully, often with stealth

文法句型

shoot + adverb/preposition (direction)

shoot + across/past/through/up/down

用法筆記

Usually paired with a directional adverb or preposition (across, past, through, up, down, out). Can describe physical movement, light, or bodily sensation such as pain.

5. To travel quickly past or through a particular point, obstacle, or area, often w

5.動詞不及物
釋義

穿過；飛掠

快速通過或經過某處

To travel quickly past or through a particular point, obstacle, or area, often with a sense of passing by or traversing something.

例句

The speedboat shot past the dock and out into the open lake.

快艇飛掠過碼頭，駛入開闊的湖面。

shoot past + place

Experienced kayakers love to shoot the rapids on this dangerous river.

有經驗的獨木舟愛好者喜歡在這條危險的河流上衝激流。

shoot the rapids (fixed phrase)

同義詞
  • zoom past

    informal; emphasises speed with a whistling quality

  • fly past

    suggests smoothness as well as speed

  • race through

    suggests urgency and active effort

文法句型

shoot + past/through + noun

shoot the rapids

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 4 (DART): sense 4 focuses on the speed and direction of movement, whereas this sense specifically involves going past or through a point, obstacle, or area.

6. To operate a photographic or video device in order to create moving pictures, a

6.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

拍攝

用相機錄製影片或拍攝照片

To operate a photographic or video device in order to create moving pictures, a television show, or still images — recording whatever is in front of the lens.

例句

The director shot the entire scene in a single take without any cuts.

導演一鏡到底拍攝了整場戲，沒有任何剪接。

shoot + scene/film

Padma shot hundreds of photos during her trip to the mountains.

Padma 在山區旅行時拍了數百張照片。

同義詞
  • film

    specifically creating a movie or video; less common for still photography

  • record

    broader in scope — can include audio and video without a traditional camera

  • photograph

    limited to still images rather than moving pictures

文法句型

shoot + film/movie/scene

shoot + subject

shoot on + camera/phone/film

用法筆記

Common in filmmaking and photography. The past participle is shot (not 'shooted') — a frequent learner error. Can take a direct object (shoot a scene) or be used with on (shot on digital film).

常見錯誤

❌The film was shooted in New Zealand.
✅The film was shot in New Zealand.
💡the past participle of shoot is shot, not shooted.

7. to join in a pastime where you hit a ball across a table (like pool) or throw di

7.動詞及物 / 不及物
釋義

打撞球；擲骰

參加撞球或擲骰子等遊戲

to join in a pastime where you hit a ball across a table (like pool) or throw dice (like craps)

例句

Every Friday night, Sahil and his friends shoot pool at the local bar.

Sahil 和朋友每週五晚上都會去當地的酒吧打撞球。

Ryan lost twenty dollars shooting craps at the casino last weekend.

Ryan 上週末在賭場擲骰子輸了二十美元。

collocation: shoot craps

同義詞
  • play

    more general — shoot specifies particular table or dice games

文法句型

shoot + game name (pool, craps, dice)

shoot (without object, for dice games)

用法筆記

Often used with the name of the game as the direct object: shoot pool, shoot craps, shoot dice. Without an object, it usually refers to rolling dice in craps.

常見錯誤

❌They shot soccer after school.
✅They shot hoops after school.
💡'Shoot' is used only for specific games like pool, craps, dice, and basketball, not for all sports.

8. to put an illegal substance into your bloodstream through a needle

8.動詞及物 / 不及物
釋義

施打毒品

用針頭將非法藥物注入體內

to put an illegal substance into your bloodstream through a needle

例句

The documentary showed how addicts shoot heroin in abandoned buildings.

那部紀錄片展示了成癮者如何在廢棄建築物中施打海洛因。

Police arrested a man who was shooting up in the public restroom.

警方逮捕了一名在公共廁所注射毒品的人。

phrasal verb: shoot up

同義詞
  • inject

    neutral register — shoot is informal and strongly associated with illegal drug use

文法句型

shoot + drug (heroin, cocaine)

shoot up (intransitive phrasal verb)

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'up' as an intransitive phrasal verb ('shoot up'). The object is always an illegal drug. For medical injections, use sense 10 instead.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse shot the patient with antibiotics.' (when meaning medical treatment).
✅The nurse gave the patient an injection.
💡Use sense 10 ('shoot with medicine') or a different verb for medical contexts.

9. to send words, looks, light, or flame outward with quick, strong force — for exa

9.動詞及物B2
釋義

投射；迸發

快速且用力地發出話語、目光或火焰

to send words, looks, light, or flame outward with quick, strong force — for example, shooting a sudden question at someone or flames from a damaged engine

例句

The teacher shot a disapproving look at the students who were whispering.

老師向正在竊竊私語的學生投射出一個不贊同的眼神。

collocation: shoot a look

Takeshi shot questions at the speaker faster than he could answer them.

Takeshi 連珠炮般地對講者提出問題，快到他無法一一回答。

pattern: shoot + questions + at + person

同義詞
  • direct

    less forceful — shoot implies suddenness and intensity

  • hurl

    stronger hostility — shoot can be neutral or express annoyance

文法句型

shoot + noun phrase (look, question, flame) + prepositional phrase

shoot back + reply

用法筆記

The subject can be a person (sending looks or words) or an object (emitting light or flame). Common direct objects include: look, glance, question, flame, reply.

常見錯誤

❌She shot him a present.
✅She shot him an angry look.
💡In this sense, 'shoot' is for words, looks, or light, not for physical objects you hand to someone.

10. to put a liquid medicine or vaccine into a person's or animal's body using a nee

10.動詞及物
釋義

注射

用針頭將藥物注入人體或動物體內

to put a liquid medicine or vaccine into a person's or animal's body using a needle — for example, a nurse shooting a painkiller into a patient's arm

例句

The nurse shot the vaccine into a child's arm before she felt any pain.

護士在孩子感到疼痛前就將疫苗注射進她的手臂。

pattern: shoot + vaccine + into + body part

The veterinarian shot the sedative into the horse's neck muscle.

獸醫將鎮定劑注射進馬的頸部肌肉。

同義詞
  • inject

    more formal and general — shoot is colloquial

文法句型

shoot + substance + into + person/body part

shoot + person + with + substance

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 8: this sense is neutral and medical, referring to vaccines, painkillers, or other legal medicines. Sense 8 is limited to illegal drugs.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor shot the patient.' (ambiguous — could mean with a gun).
✅The doctor shot the patient with a vaccine.
💡Always include the substance to avoid confusion with sense 1 (weapon).

11. to produce new stems or leaves that grow out from a plant's existing body — for

11.動詞不及物
釋義

發芽；長新枝

植物長出新的莖、枝或葉

to produce new stems or leaves that grow out from a plant's existing body — for example, a rose bush shooting new branches after spring rain

例句

The rose bush shot up new green branches after the spring rain.

玫瑰花叢在春雨過後長出了嫩綠的新芽。

collocation: shoot up (of plant growth)

Ayana noticed that her bamboo plant had shot a new stem overnight.

Ayana 注意到她的竹子盆栽一夜之間長出了新莖。

同義詞
  • sprout

    focuses on the first growth from a seed — shoot can be from established plants too

  • bud

    describes the forming of buds — shoot describes stem or branch growth

文法句型

shoot up/out (of plants)

shoot + new + stems/branches/leaves

用法筆記

Intransitive. Often used with 'up' or 'out' to describe rapid plant growth. The subject is always a plant or plant part.

常見錯誤

❌The tree shot new fruits.
✅The tree shot new branches.
💡'Shoot' for plants describes stems, leaves, and branches, not fruit or flowers.

shoot — 名詞

shoot — 感嘆詞