shoot /ʃu:t/ I. vt. & vi. (shot) 1. 发射，开(枪)，放(炮)：The gun shoots bullets. 这枪发射子弹。 The guns shoot many miles. 这枪能打好几英里远。2. 射中，射死：shoot a bird射中一只鸟； shoot the mad dog打死那条疯狗 3. 射门，投篮：Tom shot a goal. 汤姆射门得分。3. 用于短语动词 shoot at 向…射击：Soldiers were shooting at the target. 战士们在打靶。The player is shooting at the basket.运动员在投篮。 shoot down 把…射下：He was killed during the war when his plane was shot down.战争中飞机中弹后他也就殉职了。shoot up 快速增加或生长；注射吸毒：Prices shot up by 25%.物价飞涨25%。She saw a girl shooting up in the toilets.她看到一个姑娘在厕所里注射吸毒。‖II. n.［c］1. 芽，嫩枝：bamboo shoots 竹笋The rose is putting out new shoots. 玫瑰正抽出新芽。 2.射击，发射：a week-end shoot 周末射击比赛