rouble or harm, especially
when you are trying to get an advantage for yourself ill®# A® g shoot it
out (with sb) (informal) to fight against sb
with guns, especially until one side is killed or defeated A
The
gang decided to
shoot it out with the police.
#f0 — related noun shoot-out shoot the messenger to blame the person
who gives the news that sth bad has happened, instead of the person who is
really responsible ( ffl A ) :
Don’t
shoot the messenger! #lj AiSIfA! .shoot your mouth off (about
sth) (informal) 1 to talk with too
much pride about sth oft njg; A^AM 2 to talk about sth that is private or
secret ft P £Li# (
) shoot the 'rapids to go in a boat over
part of a river where the water flows very fast
.shoot
sb/sth- 'down 1 to make sb/sth fall to the ground by shooting them/it
H f£J; A H; A : Several planes were shot down by enemy
fire. StA^^SAA^o 2 to be very critical of sb’s
ideas, opinions, etc. ) :
His
latest theory has been shot down in flames, fife $JII 7o shoot for sth (NAmE, informal) to try to achieve
or get sth, especially sth difficult A#-j£
3\; We’ve been shooting for a pay raise for
months. Jl A £1 A > in§r0
.shoot'off
(informal) to leave very
quickly ifi 31 ^ A Pin dash off : I had to shoot off at the end of the meeting. A # A “ ffc
A It: 1® o .shoot
'through {AustralE,
NZE, informal) to leave, especially in order to avoid sb/sth A; I&3S:: I was only five when my Dad shot
through.
.shoot
'up
1
to grow very quickly ® AJL; ffiiH: Their kids have shot up since
1
last saw them. T
A A 7 „ 2 to
rise suddenly by a large amount §£
iff; fflMAA: Ticket prices shot up last year. A
3 (slang) to inject
an illegal drug directly into your blood &H ( HiSi
) .shoot
sth<-'up 1 to cause great damage to sth by shooting TFfttTA; A Wl
2
[no passive] (slang) to inject an illegal drug directly into
your blood 'Alt ( #PPR )
m noun
►
PLANT fit 1 the part that grows
up from the ground
when a plant starts to
grow; a new part that grows on plants or trees ; ffft: new green shoots ^
fetftfrJf- 0 bamboo shoots Tr# — picture o plant
►
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHS A A M A 2 an occasion when sb
takes professional photographs for a particular purpose or makes a film/movie
tSSI; USA a
fashion shoot Bt
— see also photo
shoot
►
FOR SPORT A 7 jErf
3 (especially
BrE) an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot
animals or birds for sport; the land where this happens
u exclamation 1 (NAmE) used to show that you
are annoyed when you do sth stupid or when sth goes wrong (to avoid saying
‘shit’) ( # 7A 7 MJM, 3g;fei£ shit ) : Shoot! I’ve forgotten my book! (gJU!
^^7 A A! 2 (especially NAmE) used to tell sb to say
what they want to say ( A ) iM,
i# i#: You want to tell me something? OK,
shoot! jfo ^ %W, TftBE!
shoot-’em-up adj. (informal) a shoot-’em-up
computer game, etc. is one involving a lot of violence with guns
( W
shoot
er /’Ju:ta(r)/ noun 1 (especially in
compounds X person or weapon that shoots HA; #,A^^ —see also pea-shooter, sharpshooter, six-shooter,
troubleshooter 2 (informal) a gun ft shooting On /• Ju:tirj/ noun 1 [C] a situation in
which a person is shot with a gun ft A; ft 7: Terrorist groups claimed
responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks. Sffc A
ftA # IfrUu 2 [U] the sport of shooting
animals and birds with guns grouse shooting
ft ^ 3 [U] the process
of filming a film/movie ( f&B 1$ ) AH: Shooting began early this year. JfiS TAAAJ fftii o
'shooting gallery noun 1 a place where people
shoot guns at objects for practice or to win prizes HA^; fS 2 (especially NAmE) a place where people go
to take drugs
'shooting match noun an occasion when people
or groups fight or attack each other A® IT»!?fll the
whole 'shooting match (BrE, informal) everything, or a
situation which includes everything Bx W X IS;
A; H7
.shooting 'star (also .falling 'star) noun a small meteor (=
a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and bums with a bright
light as it enters the earth’s atmosphere ijftS
'shooting stick noun a pointed stick that
has a handle at the top which opens out to make a simple seat
( A A, )
'shoot-out noun a fight that is fought
with guns until one side is killed or defeated AfftftSc, — see also
PENALTY
SHOOT-OUT
shop On /Jnp; NAmE Ja:p/ noun, verb
m noun
3
WHERE YOU BUY STH A A fffl'J Hk A 1 [C] (especially BrE) a
building or part of a building
where you can buy goods or services A; AM: a shoe shop o There’s a little gift shop around
the comer. Pff3£W“JA/Ml
on A o 0 (BrE) a butcher’s shop $f 0 (NAmE) a butcher shop o (BrE) I’m just going down to the
shops. Can I get you anything? $cH_hA A, —see
also BAKESHOP, BUCKET SHOP,
COFFEE SHOP, CORNER SHOP, FACTORY SHOP
4
FOR MAKING/REPAIRING THINGS [fji] {f|S 7
M 2
(also work-shop)
[C]
(especially in compounds
^■ia])
a place where things are made or repaired, especially part of a factory where
a particular type of work is done If; A
A; ( X A ) fill:
a repair
shop i&MX o a paint shop (= where cars are painted)
— see also body shop
5
SHOPPING 7j #J 3 [sing.] (BrE,
informal) an act of going
shopping, especially for food
and other items needed in the house A
A: Ido a weekly
shop at the super
market. Hc^ji]±Jgrfi^#Co
6
SCHOOL SUBJECT ?
ft if © 4 (also
shop
class) [U]
(both NAmE) = INDUSTRIAL ARTS
7
ROOM FOR TOOLS $ T. fl l/j)}; 5 (also work shop) [C]
(NAmE) a room in a house where
tools are kept for making repairs to the house, building things out of wood,
etc.
fT»TOI all ’over the shop (BrE, informal) = all over the place at place n. .set
up shop to
start a business TFik; —more at bull, hit v., mind v., shut v.,
TALK
V.
m verb ( pp-)
8
BUY jjjfcj A 1 [V] ~ (for sth) to buy
things in shops/stores
Al^AA; to shop for food o
He
likes to shop at the local market.
0 She was determined to go out and
shop till she dropped. 2
go
shopping [V] to spend time going
to shops/stores and looking for things to buy A: There should be plenty of time to go
shopping before we leave
o ‘Where’s
Mum?’
‘She went shopping.’ “ ^ ^ aX ? ”
A7o ”
9
TELL POLICE ABOUT SB [< ] W # 3 [VN] ~ sb (to sb) (BrE,
informaf) to give information to sb, especially to the police,
about sb who has committed a crime ( ft ¥ ^ # ) cf : He didn’t expect his own mother to shop
him to the police. M&&PJ g BWf
.shop
a1 round (for sth) to compare the quality or prices of goods
or services that are offered by different shops/stores, companies, etc. so that
you can choose the best f tfc &
& !& : Shop
around for the best deal.
shopaholic /jDpa’hDlik; NAmE Ja:pa'ho:lik; -‘hail-/ noun (informal) a person who enjoys
shopping very much and spends too much time or money doing it
► shop-ahol-ic adj.