like a shot

英 [laɪk ə ʃɒt]

美 [laɪk ə ʃɑːt]

立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地

英英释义

adv

• without delay or hesitation
  1. he answered immediately
  2. found an answer straightaway
  3. an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
  4. Come here now!
  Synonym:immediatelyinstantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowright awayat onceforthwith

双语例句

• The encouraging letter was like a shot in the arm.
  这封鼓舞人心的信，宛如一服兴奋剂。
• When John heard that his expectant wife had gone to the hospital, he was off like a shot.
  当约翰听说他那怀孕的妻子已经进入医院的时候，他像颗发射出去的子弹一样飞奔而去了。
• Mary whipped out of the room like a shot.
  玛丽像子弹一样冲出房间。
• He heard a noise downstairs and was out of bed like a shot.
  他听到楼下有动静，就马上起了床。
• The seaplane was falling like a bird which has been shot.
  水上飞机像一只受伤的小鸟一样坠落。
• She'd leave me like a shot.
  她就会如离弦之箭一般舍我而去。
• If someone offered me a job in new york, I'd go there like a shot.
  若有人在纽约给我一份工作，我会立刻去那里。
• It's more like a "shot wheels" car, isn't it?
  其实是超烂跑车，对吧？
• Suddenly something happened; the boy-officer groaned, and whirling round sat down on the ground, like a bird shot on the wing.
  突然发生了什么事：那个年轻军官哎哟一声，弯着腰，坐到了地上，有如一只中弹的飞鸟。
• He takes off for the flagpole like a shot, scales up it, sings the anthem, salutes and jumps off, hitting the ground at attention.
  他像子弹一样奔向旗杆，爬到顶部，唱歌，致敬和跳下，以立正的姿势落在地上。