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

• And when the notice comes I'll be off like a shot.
  等通知书一来我就逃之夭夭。
• If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
  如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。
• 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。
• Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattle market to the quays value would go up like a shot.
  当然喽，倘若从牲畜市场沿着北环路修起一条电车轨道通到码头，地皮价钱一下子就会飞涨。
• Thought it is hard for me I would like to give it a shot.
  尽管这件事对我来说有点难度，但是我还是要去试一试。
• 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。
• Raise your shoulders, and talk like a big shot.
  挺直你的肩膀表现得像个大佬。
• 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。
• If I had the chance to go, I'd take it like a shot.
  我要是有机会去，我就不犹豫。
• The dog was off like a shot after the rabbit.
  狗跑去追兔子。