shot

give it one's best shot

(informal)do the best that one can

(非正式)尽力做好

not a shot in one's locker

(Brit.)no money or chances left

(英)身无分文；毫无办法

a shot across the bows

a shot in the arm

(informal)an encouraging stimulus

(非正式)刺激；鼓舞

the movie was a real shot in the arm for our crew.

对我们全体队员来说，这部电影非常鼓舞人心。

a shot in the dark

the movie was a real shot in the arm for our crew.

对我们全体队员来说，这部电影非常鼓舞人心。

get (或 be)shot of

(Brit. informal)get (or be) rid of

(英，非正式)除去

(shot through with)suffused with (a particular feature or quality)

充满

the mist was shot through with orange spokes of light.

薄雾中散射着橙色的光线。

shot to pieces (或 to hell)

(informal)ruined

(非正式)毁坏的

like a shot

Very quickly.

非常快地

shot in the arm【非正式用语】

Something that boosts one's spirits.

兴奋剂：让人精神振奋的东西

shot in the dark【非正式用语】

A wild, unsubstantiated guess.

瞎猜：胡乱的、没有根据的猜测

An attempt that has little chance of succeeding.

成功可能性很小的尝试