Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Shot"

A: Shot in this context means chance

A: попробовать что-то

A: Take a shot can mean a few things! It can mean "try it to see if you like it", "try it out for yourself" or in terms of drinking, a shot is a small amount of extremely strong liquor like vodka or gin or tequila.

A: Eso no es una oración completa! Trabaja de esta manera...

I feel we have a shot at beating (him)
Creo que podemos ganarle

I feel we have a shot at beating (her)
Creo que podemos ganarla

I feel we have a shot at beating (it)
Creo que podemos ganarlo

A: It is a little difficult to say without knowing what comes next, but generally this means "became very famous or important because of X."

A: Yesterday they shot a commercial in the park by my home.

A: You have nothing to lose, so why not give it a shot?

A: shoot down a plane during a war (for example)
The Russians hoped to shoot down more planes but the Germans were too fast for them.

shoot down an idea (typically in business), like 'rechazar'
My boss tried to shoot down my idea, but I finally convinced him to try it.

A: 1. He applied to the best school in the country but he knew that with his low test scores it was a long shot.
2. I might be lucky and not get caught in traffic but it’s a long shot.
3. It was a long shot, but she made it onto the team on her first try.

A: Quelque chose comme-
I don't know how to do it but I'll have a shot at it anyways

A: Sentences have the same meaning, either could be used. 2 is a little more natural but both are correct.

A: "I got shot at" means they aimed the gun at you and most likely missed

A: In this case, they're the same!

"It's worth a shot" is more of a "spoken sentence" than "It's worth a try".

It's just another way to express yourself!

Example:

A:"My back always hurts and I've already tried everything!"

B:"Have you tried going to a chiropractor?"

A:"No I haven't"

B:"Well, I think you should!"

A:"I guess it's worth a shot..."

A: Shot him means he was hit with a bullet.

Shot at him means a bullet was fired towards him but it didn't necessarily hit him.

A: They mean the same thing. They are just different ways to say it.

A: “I will get the 4th COVID-19 vaccine at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
I'm on holiday tomorrow and will get the vaccine at a clinic near my house.
I got all the Pfizer vaccines and there were no side effects.
It’s difficult for people to live in the post-COVID-19 era.”

A: they mean the same thing but take your shot is less common and normally phrased more with “shoot your shot”

A: In this sentence, 'like' is just a filler word similar to 'um' and holds no meaning.
미국에서 많이 사람들이 'like' 말하면 의미 없어요. 그래서 여기에도 의미 없어요.

A: Check the question to view the answer

A: To produce the uh sound for shut you'll need to drop your jaw about 3/4 as far as it will comfortably go and keep your lips relaxed, if not a little bit spread.

To produce the ah for shot, you'll drop your jaw completely, as far as is comfortable, and bring your lips in on the edges to make your mouth tall and slim.

For both, you'll need a sh sound, which you'll make by keeping your tongue tense and behind your teeth. Your lips will be tense as well, but parted, as you blow air between your tongue and the top of your mouth, then between your teeth, then through your lips. As the air goes through, you'll start to drop your jaw and vibrate your vocal chords.

At the end of both words, you'll have a very sharp T. Unlike the Spanish T, you only use the very tip of your tongue. So the tip of your tongue will be moving upwards as you close your mouth to finish the vowels, and the rest will lay flat on the bottom of your mouth. It will hit just behind your front teeth.

A: "By a long shot" is an idiom that means to any extent or at all. This is usually used in negative sentences.

Ex. "The sequel isn't as good as the first one, not by a long shot"
This means it was nowhere near as good as the first movie.

A: "in quick rapidity" is not a phrase which makes sense. A phrase with the same meaning which sounds natural would be "in rapid succession."

A: "I'll give you another shot"

A: Just take out "the" from 'get the first place'.
It might be a shot in the dark, but I think she will get first place.

A: Shot of vaccines or vaccination shots
So that I can go to
Or
Since I leave for