4N-COUNT 射门;击球;投篮 In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point. 射门;击球;投篮
7N-COUNT (药品等的)注射 A shot of a drug is an injection of it. (药品等的)注射
He administered a shot of Nembutal. [+ of]
他注射了一针宁比泰。
8N-COUNT 一口,一小杯(烈性酒) A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it. 一口,一小杯(烈性酒) [US]
...a shot of vodka. [+ of]
一小杯伏特加
...spirits and liqueurs, served in a shot glass.
小杯的烈性酒和利口酒
9PHRASE 尽最大努力 If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can. 尽最大努力 [informal]
I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.
我没指望赢。但我会尽全力的。
10PHRASE [Ns inflect, usually verb-link PHRASE]对…的警告 If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing. 对…的警告
As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
作为对竞争对手的一个警告,其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。
11PHRASE 操纵;发号施令;作决定 The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do. 操纵;发号施令;作决定
The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so.