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shoot

US /ʃut/

verb Core · B1 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

hit with a missile from a weapon

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The film crew will shoot several scenes in the old harbor district.

Word Family

NounNoun
shoot gốc shooter shooting
VerbVerb
shoot gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • filma form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  • recordanything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  • firethe event of something burning (often destructive)

Collocations

  • Easy shoot a short home video
    to shoot a short home video, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
  • Medium shoot commercial photos for the product catalog
    to shoot commercial photos for the product catalog, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
  • Hard shoot up dramatically following positive earnings announcements
    to shoot up dramatically following positive earnings announcements, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
  • Very Hard shoot oneself in the foot by alienating core partners
    to shoot oneself in the foot by alienating core partners, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon

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