单词 | shoot |
释义 | shoot shoot // verb [no obj] (shot, shot /; AmE /)
1 (used with an adverb or preposition) to increase very quickly: Profits shot up 40% last year. The dollar briefly shot above 120 yen. See note at INCREASE
2 (used with an adverb or preposition) to become important, powerful, famous, etc. suddenly or quickly: They think he will shoot to the top of the company. She shot to fame by building up the company from nothing into a stock market star.
OVERSHOOT, UNDERSHOOT
PHRASAL VERBS
shoot for sth (AmE) to try to achieve or get sth, especially sth difficult: We've been shooting for a pay raise for months. |
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