shooting
noun
uk/ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/us/ˈʃuː.t̬ɪŋ/B2[U]
theactof shootingbulletsfromgunsor otherweapons:
发射；射击；开枪；开火Weheardsome shooting in thenight.夜里我们听到了一些枪声。
B2[C]
anoccasionwhen someone isinjuredorkilledby abulletshotfrom agun:
枪杀事件，枪击事件There have been anumberof shootings in thecapitalthisweek.本周首都发生了几起枪击事件。
[U]
thesportof shootinganimalsorbirds:
狩猎，打猎pheasant/grouseshooting打野鸡／松鸡
Hegoesshooting mostweekends.大多数周末他都去打猎。
- The shooting of thepolicemanhasreceiveduniversalcondemnation.
- Theydivedforcoverwhen theyheardthe shootingstart.
- Ayouthwasseriouslyinjuredin a shootingincidentonSaturdaynight.
- He isbelievedto have beenshotby arivalganginrevengefor the shootings lastweek.
- Thisweeksawthefatalshooting of anunarmed15-year-old.
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- mine
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shell
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- strafe
- strike
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Killing
Murder & attempted murder
Target sports
shooting
adjective
Indian Englishuk/ˈʃuː.tɪŋ/us/ˈʃuː.t̬ɪŋ/(ofprices)risingveryquicklyto a highlevel
（价格）急速攀升的Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- appreciate
- bull market
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflate
- reinflation
- rise
- rocket
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shrinkflation