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verb (past and past participle shot |SHät| )

1. with object kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow:

〈人が〉(銃で)〈人･動物〉を撃つ, 撃って傷つける, 撃ち殺す; 〖～ A C〗 A〈人〉を撃ってC〈状態〉にする (!Cは〖形容詞〗, 前置詞句) ; 〖～ A in the B〗 A〈人〉のB〈体の一部〉を撃つ

e.g. he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

e.g. with object and complement : troops shot dead 29 people.

no object fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow:

人が〉 «…めがけて» 撃つ, 射撃する; 〈銃が〉(銃弾を)発射する «at» (!shoot at Aは必ずしも命中したことを含意しない)

e.g. he shot at me twice

e.g. the troops were ordered to shoot to kill

«…に向けて/…を狙って/…から» 〈人が〉〈銃･銃弾〉を撃つ; …を発射［発砲］する, 〈弓･矢〉を射る; 〈銃が〉〈銃弾〉を発射する «into, toward, against/at/from»

e.g. with object : they shot a volley of arrows into the village.

cause (a gun) to fire.

damage or remove (something) with a bullet or missile:

e.g. Guy, shoot their hats off

e.g. they just missed my radiator and shot away my controls.

no object hunt game with a gun:

〈人が〉狩猟をする(hunt); 銃猟をする

e.g. we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn.

no object (shoot over) shoot game over (an estate or other area of countryside):

e.g. at least 90 per cent of our hunting country is shot over.

shoot game in or on (an estate, cover, etc.):

〈鳥獣〉を撃つ, …の猟をする

e.g. Tom and her brothers were out shooting Ardfeochan.

2. no object move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:

〖～＋副詞〗 〈人･物が〉飛び出す; 突き進む; 噴き出す (!〖副詞〗はout, across, past, along, up, throughなど方向の表現)

e.g. the car shot forward

e.g. Ward's hand shot out, grabbing his arm.

with object cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:

〖～ A＋副詞〗 〈物〉をすばやく［さっと］動かす, 〈体の一部〉を突き出す; 〈花火･ロケットなど〉を打ち上げる (!〖副詞〗はout, up, in, alongなど方向の表現)

e.g. he would have fallen if Marc hadn't shot out a hand to stop him

e.g. Beauchamp shot United into the lead.

with object direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone:

〖～ A at B/B A〗 B〈人〉にA〈質問･視線など〉を向ける (!受け身にしない)

e.g. with two objects : Luke shot her a quick glance

e.g. with direct speech : “I can't believe what I'm hearing,” she shot back.

used to invite a comment or question:

｟主に米話｠ 〖しばしば命令形で〗言いたいことを言う

e.g. “May I just ask you one more question?” “Shoot.”.

(of a pain) move with a sharp stabbing sensation:

〖～＋副詞〗 〈痛みが〉 【体の部位を】(急激に･鋭く)襲う «through, along, up»

e.g. Claudia felt a shaft of pain shoot through her chest

e.g. figurative : a pang of regret shot through her.

extend sharply in a particular direction:

〈子供が〉 «…まで» (短期間で)ぐんぐん伸びる［育つ］, 大きくなる; 〈物価などが〉急に上がる［増加する］

e.g. a road that seemed to just shoot upward at a terrifying angle.

with object move (a door bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door.

〈かんぬき〉を入れる［抜く］, 〈鍵〉をかける, はずす

with object (of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge).

with object informal (of a motor vehicle) pass (a traffic light at red).

3. no object (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal:

〘球技〙 (ゴールなどに)シュートする; 〘ゴルフ･ビリヤード〙 ボールを打つ

e.g. Williams twice shot wide

〘球技〙 【ゴールをめがけて】〈球〉をシュートする «at» , シュートして得点をあげる (!〖名詞〗の「サッカーなどでのシュート」はshootではなくshot)

e.g. with object : after school, we'd go straight out in the alley to shoot baskets.

with object informal make (a specified score) for a round of golf:

｟くだけて｠ 〘ゴルフ〙 (競技会･ラウンドで)〈スコア〉を出す

e.g. in the second round he shot a 65.

with object North American informal play a game of (pool or dice).

｟米･くだけて｠ 〈球技〉を行う, …の競技を行う

4. with object film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.):

〈場面など〉の写真を撮る; 〈映画〉を撮影する(film)

e.g. she has just been commissioned to shoot a video

(映画などを)撮影する, 撮影を始める

e.g. no object : point the camera and just shoot—nothing could be easier.

5. no object (of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate.

〈芽が〉出る(up, forth, straight) «to»

(of a bud or shoot) appear; sprout.

6. with object informal inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug):

e.g. he shot dope into his arm.

7. with object plane (the edge of a board) accurately.

1. a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant:

新芽; 若葉; 若枝

e.g. he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems.

2. an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport:

｟主に英｠ 狩猟; 狩猟旅行

e.g. a grouse shoot.

British land used for shooting game.

狩猟場

a shooting match or contest:

射撃

e.g. activities include a weekly rifle shoot.

3. an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made:

(映画･写真の)撮影

e.g. a photo shoot

e.g. a fashion shoot.

4. variant spelling of chute1.

ごみ捨て場

5. a rapid in a stream:

急速な動き

e.g. follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater.

exclamation North American informal

used as a euphemism for ‘shit’:

e.g. shoot, it was a great day to be alive.

see bolt1.

shoot the breeze (or shoot the bull)

North American informal have a casual conversation.

pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat.

informal react suddenly or without careful consideration of one's words or actions.

informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself.

informal engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle.

British informal describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way:

e.g. he never shot a line about his escapades.

informal talk boastfully or indiscreetly.

bring down an aircraft or missile by shooting at it:

e.g. their helicopter was shot down by an air-to-air missile.

kill or wound someone by shooting them, especially in a ruthless way:

e.g. troops shot down 28 demonstrators.

crush someone or their opinions by forceful criticism or argument:

e.g. she tried to argue and got shot down in flames for her trouble.

Australian/NZ informal leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something:

e.g. me wife's shot through and I can't pay the rent. 1940s: from shoot through like a Bondi tram.

1. (especially of a child) grow taller rapidly:

e.g. when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9.

(of a price or amount) rise suddenly.

2. see shoot someone/something up below.

1. cause great damage to something by shooting; kill or wound someone by shooting:

e.g. the police shot up our building.

2. (also shoot up) informal inject a narcotic drug; inject someone with a narcotic drug:

e.g. she went home and shot up alone in her room

e.g. shoot people up with the new chemical and see what happens

e.g. I was shooting up cocaine.

shootable adjective

Old English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schieten and German schiessen, also to sheet1, shot1, and shut.