shot

Compared meaning: the act of firing a gun (noun).

比较义项：开枪射击的行为（名词）。

• shooting

  Shooting usually describes the act or incident of gunfire as an event, especially a violent one reported in the news, rather than a single discrete discharge.

  shooting 通常指开枪这一行为或事件本身，尤其是新闻中报道的暴力枪击事件，而不是指某一次具体的开枪动作。

  Police are investigating a shooting that happened near the mall last night.

  警方正在调查昨晚商场附近发生的一起枪击事件。

• shot 本词

  A shot is one single, countable act of firing a gun, as in counting how many times someone fired.

  shot 指某一次具体的、可数的开枪动作，比如统计某人开了几枪。

  He fired a warning shot into the air to scare off the intruder.

  他朝空中开了一枪示警，想吓跑闯入者。

Both can mean 'firing a gun'. Shooting describes the act or event of gunfire, in news reports, not a single discharge. Shot is one countable act of firing, counted individually. Not covered: shooting's 'falling star' and 'filming' senses, shot's 'throw', 'injection', 'photo', and 'try'.

这两个词都可以指开枪射击的行为，但用法不同：shooting 常指一次枪击事件或开枪这一行为本身，尤其用于新闻中报道的暴力事件；shot 指某一次具体的开枪动作，可数，强调“一枪”。此处不比较 shooting 的其他义项（如“流星”shooting star、“拍摄电影”）和 shot 的其他义项（如“投篮/射门”“注射”“照片”“尝试”）。

Compared meaning: a photograph (noun).

比较义项：照片（名词）。

• shot 本词

  A general, often more deliberate or professional term for a photograph, as used by photographers or filmmakers; it does not imply the picture was taken quickly or casually.

  泛指照片的通用词，常用于摄影师或电影制作者的专业语境，带有精心构图的意味，并不暗示照片是匆忙或随意拍下的。

  The photographer composed the shot carefully before pressing the shutter.

  摄影师在按下快门前仔细构图，拍下了这张照片。

• snapshot

  An informal, quickly taken photograph, often candid and personal, capturing an everyday moment rather than a carefully composed picture.

  非正式的、迅速拍摄的照片，通常是抓拍、私人化的，记录日常瞬间，而非精心构图的照片。

  She grabbed a quick snapshot on her phone before the moment passed.

  她赶紧用手机抓拍了一张快照，生怕错过那个瞬间。

Both can mean 'a photograph'. Shot is a general, often professional term used by photographers or filmmakers, not implying it was taken quickly. Snapshot is an informal, quickly taken photo, often candid, capturing an everyday moment. Not covered: shot's senses (shooting, trying), snapshot's 'brief overview'.

shot 和 snapshot 在“照片”这个意思上很接近，但语气和场合不同：snapshot 强调随手抓拍、非正式、生活化的快照；shot 是更通用的说法，常见于摄影、电影等专业语境，可以是精心构图拍下的照片，并不暗示随意或仓促。这里不比较 shot 的“射击”“尝试”等其他义项，也不比较 snapshot 用来指“简要概况”的比喻义。

Compared meaning: an injection with a needle (noun).

比较义项：注射（名词）。

• shot 本词

  Informal, everyday word for an injection, very common in spoken English, especially for vaccinations, as in the fixed phrase "flu shot".

  非正式、口语化的说法，在日常英语中十分常见，尤其用于疫苗注射，常见固定搭配为“flu shot（流感疫苗）”。

  My daughter cried when the doctor gave her a flu shot yesterday.

  昨天医生给我女儿打流感疫苗时，她哭了。

• injection

  A more formal, clinical term used mainly in medical or hospital settings to describe the precise act of administering medicine with a needle.

  更正式、临床化的用语，主要用于医疗或医院场景，指用针筒把药物注入体内的具体动作。

  The nurse prepared a sterile injection before treating the wound.

  护士在处理伤口前准备了一支无菌注射剂。

Both can mean 'an injection'. Shot is informal and common in everyday speech, especially for vaccinations, as in 'flu shot'. Injection is a more formal, clinical word used in medical settings. Not covered: shot's senses (a throw, gunfire, a photo), injection's 'putting in' or 'instilling'.

这两个词都表示“注射”，但语气和场合不同：shot 更口语化、非正式，日常生活中常用，尤指打疫苗；injection 更正式、专业，常见于医疗、临床语境。此处不比较 shot 的“射门”“射击”“照片”等其他含义，也不比较 injection 的“注入”“灌输”等引申义。