shotgun
1850
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DRUG It 11 [C] (informal, especially NAmE) a small
amount of a drug that is put
into your body using a syringe H3J] injection . a flu shot (= to protect you
against flu) o a shot of morphine fj
-ftW
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DRINK 4 12 [C] (informal) a small amount of a drink,
especially a strong alcoholic one Xik'&M', ( Xfm ) X Jt£4M: a shot of whisky —
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OF SPACECRAFT IftAfg 13 [C] an occasion when a spacecraft is sent into space A If : The space shot was shown live on
television.
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HORSE/DOG IN RACE j.
14 [sing.] (used
with
numbers ^l^/iEf]) a horse, dog, etc. that has the particular chance of winning
a race that is mentioned ) : The horse is a
10-1
shot
other compounds ending in
shot at their place in the alphabet, gffelU shot t
fi#$I!]0 r»T71 like a 'shot (informal) very quickly and
without hesitating ± M; : If I had
the chance to go there, I’d go like a shot.
a
shot across the/sb’s ' bows something that you say
or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change, etc. ( a shot in the 'arm
something that gives sb/sth the
help or encouragement they need WiM X M ; X
A U #61) ♦ 'If;
—
more at big ad}., call v.,
dark n., long ad}., parting adj.
m adj. 1 ~ (with sth) (of cloth, hair, etc. „ XX^f) having another colour
showing through or mixed with the main colour & & |$ ; |X] & $) : shot silk fX]
2 [not before noun] (informal) in a very bad
condition; destroyed §$ff: The brakes on
this car are shot, WlMX-TzIkXR T o 0 I’m
shot—I’m too old for this job. 7
o 0 After the accident his nerves
were shot to pieces.
rTfXI be/get ‘shot of
sb/sth (BrE, informal) to get rid of sb/sth so
you no longer have the problems they cause fl IX ; jil shot through with sth
containing a lot of a particular
colour, quality or feature ^ ^ # £5 £ ,
) : a voice shot through with emotion g W ^ 1#
shot-gun /‘JntgAn;
NAmE ‘fart-/ noun a long gun that fires a
lot of small metal bullets, (called shot), and is used especially for shooting birds or animals X
ffr — see also sawn-off shotgun HTTH see ride v.
.shotgun
‘wedding (also
.shotgun
’marriage) noun
(old-fashioned, informal) a wedding that has to
take place quickly, for example because the woman is pregnant )
shot-making/'Jntmeikiq; NAmE 'fait-/ noun [U] (in golf, tennis, etc. if] A ^) a way of playing in
which a player takes risks
in order to win more points
(i®
Shoto
)
the 'shot-put noun [sing.] (also shot-putting, .putting the 'shot) the event or sport of
throwing a heavy metal ball (called a shot)
as far as possible
should 0-w /Jad; strong form Jud/ modal verb (negative should not, short form shouldn’t /'Judnt/)
1
used to show what is right, appropriate,
etc., especially when criticizing sb’s actions ( # 7 Q\ JE #i| A )
: You shouldn’t drink and drive.
%X-a o He should have been more careful. jg>JN
L X JS o 0 A
present for
me? You shouldn’t have! (= used to thank sb politely) I&X^H T!
used for giving or asking
for advice ( M tBiiJcfiE-illt iX ) JX, oj W: You should stop worrying about it.
m and apologize? [plflfeilE? 0 I should wait a little longer, if I were you. £JL0
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(ironic) ‘She doesn’t think she’ll get a job.’ ‘She should worry, with
all her qualifications (= she does not need to worry).’.
xEjSX'ft X |fo ” 3 used to say
that you expect sth is true or will happen ( ,
flfi: We
should arrive before dark. & Hi X HIU HU M JX li & i'J „ o
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should have finished the book by Friday.
o 0 The roads should be less crowded
today. 4 used to say that
sth that was expected has
not happened (
^ 7^,: It should be snowing now,
according
to the weather forecast. &XHWM, MfelXTWX&o o
The
bus should have arrived ten minutes ago.
2
(BrE, formal) used after / or we instead of would for describing what you would do
if sth else happened first ( would, ^
) Wc'&: If I were asked to work on Sundays, I should
resign. Sl^fTo
3
(formal) used to refer to a possible event or situation
( ^/:K of ^ Ip , 7j —: If you should change your mind, do
let me know. #ijf
lie 0 0 In case you should need any help, here’s
my
number. O
Should
anyone call (= if anyone calls), please tell them I’m busy, i ifJE-ft t»
4
used as the past form of shall when reporting what sb
has said ( * ® & 31 if * M ft shall MxtXN ) : He asked me what time he should
come.
(= His words were: ‘What time shall I come?’) ^ o
(BrE,
formal) I said (that) I should be glad to help.
5
(Br£) used after that when sth is suggested or arranged (
MX that XX^XX^L
fi f l II) fk fc) + )
: She
recommended that I should take some time off. 0 In order
that training should be effective it must be planned systematically. o
l!Nli In both NAmE and BrE this idea can be
expressed without ‘should’: She recommended that I take some time off. o In
order that training be effective ... iS3«g^iS + , should:
She
recommended that I take some time
off. 0 In order that training be effective ... 9 used after that after many adjectives
that describe feelings (
that
M.'fc] ) : Trn anxious that we should allow plenty of
time. W&M # S 3$d fgfi flf 1^ o
0 I find it astonishing that he
should be so rude to you.
10
(BrE, formal)
used with / and we in polite requests ( %
I fP we
I
should like to call my lawyer. cWIWJFhE&ilio 0 We should be grateful for your help. i& #J W &J 3%&$ # ^ $ „ 11 used with
/ and we to give opinions that you are not certain about ( hj
I fR we ) : I should imagine it
will take about three hours.
0 ‘Is
this enough food for everyone?’ ‘I should think so.’
” “mtn&r*Eo ”
<> ‘wui
it matter?’‘Ishouldn’t think
so.’
^DEo ” 12 used for expressing strong agreement ( ^ XXX $8: g ) : ‘I know it’s expensive but it will
last for years.’‘Ishould hope so
too!’ “Ilcftl jf, ffi
” 0‘Nobody will oppose
it.’‘Ishould think not!’
! ”
13 why,
how, who, what ~ sb/sth do used to refuse sth or to
show that you are annoyed at a request; used to express surprise about an event
or a situation ( ) : Why should I help
him? He’s never done anything for me. itk Jk H M ft* X o o How should I know where
you’ve left your bag? ?
<>
/ got on the bus and who should be
sitting in front of me but Tony! ®±J&&HX,
f£ M ! 14 used to tell sb that sth
would amuse or
surprise them if they saw or
experienced it ( R
) mm,
*
JS
^ : You should have seen her face when she found