[mass noun]the action or practice of shooting 射;射击 the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers. 士兵无缘无故地射击平民。 [count noun]20,000 fatal shootings a year. 一年两万宗致命的枪击事件。 ■the sport or pastime of shooting with a gun 射击运动(或娱乐) ■the right of shooting game over an area of land 狩猎权 ■[count noun]an estate or other area rented to shoot over 狩猎场
adjective
moving or growing quickly 快速移动(或生长)的 shooting beams of light played over the sea. 一束束光线在海面上闪过。 ■(of a pain) sudden and piercing (疼痛)剧烈的
常用词组 the whole shooting match
(informal)everything (非正式)一切,全部 the whole shooting match is being computerized. 一切都电脑化了。