Pinocchio went through the water like a shot—swifter and swifter.(皮诺乔像子弹出膛似地游了过去——越游越快。)
As soon as he heard the news, he was off like a shot.(一听到这消息他马上就赶去了。)
You're not really qualified for this job, but I like you, so I'll give you a shot.(你确实不胜任这个工作,但是我喜欢你,所以我会给你一次机会去尝试一下。)
Ask what emboldens her, as a black woman of modest origins, to challenge the sophisticates of Washington, and she answers like a shot: her deep Baptist faith.(当问起是什么鼓舞着她,作为一位有着谦逊血统的黑人妇女,去挑战华盛顿的那些精明世故之人,她会毫不犹豫的回答:是她深厚的浸信信仰。)
He went off like a shot.(他噌地一下就跑了。)
I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot.(我听见钥匙开前门的声音,立刻从床上起来了。)
If I had the chance to go there, I'd go like a shot.(要是我有机会去那儿,我会毫不犹豫就去的。)
And for those of you wondering if movies like Star Trek or The Hangover now have a shot, you are kidding yourself.(如果你们中的一些好奇,像《星际迷航》和《宿醉》这样的电影现在是否有获得提名的机会,你是在糊弄你自己。)
Each sigh was like a shot.(每一声叹息都像是一声枪响。)
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。)