shotting

shot[ 'ʃɔtiŋ ]

• n.
  • an attempt to score in a game
  • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

    "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

    同义词：stroke

  • the act of firing a projectile

    同义词：shooting

  • a chance to do something

    "he wanted a shot at the champion"

    同义词：crack

  • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

    "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

    同义词：injection

  • a solid missile discharged from a firearm

    "the shot buzzed past his ear"

    同义词：pellet

  • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

    "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

    同义词：snapshotsnap

  • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

    同义词：scene

  • informal words for any attempt or effort

    "he gave it his best shot"

    同义词：stab

  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    "his parting shot was `drop dead'"

    同义词：shaftslamdigbarbjibegibe

  • a blow hard enough to cause injury

    "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"

  • a small drink of liquor

    "he poured a shot of whiskey"

    同义词：nip

  • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

    "he trained at putting the shot"

  • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

    "he is a crack shot"

    同义词：shooter

  • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

    同义词：blastoff

  • an explosive charge used in blasting
  • an estimate based on little or no information

    同义词：guessguessworkguessingdead reckoning

• adj.varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

  "chatoyant (or shot) silk"

  同义词：changeablechatoyantiridescent