A shot at Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃɑt/ /ˈæt

uh-SHAHT-at

UK

æɪ/ /ʃˈɒt/ /ˈæt

uh-SHOT-at

التعريف

An informal way to say 'an attempt at' or 'a chance to try or achieve something.' It means trying to do something, even if success is not certain.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, commonly used in speech. Typical with 'give' (give it a shot), or 'have' (have a shot at). Not literal—no connection to guns or photos. Often implies you might not succeed, but it's worth trying.

• Spanish: una oportunidad de - un intento de
• Portuguese (BR): uma chance de - uma tentativa de
• Portuguese (PT): uma oportunidade de - uma tentativa de
• Chinese (Simplified): 一次机会 - 一试
• Chinese (Traditional): 一次機會 - 一試
• Hindi: एक मौका
• Arabic: فرصة لـ - محاولة لـ
• Bengali: চেষ্টা - প্রয়াস
• Russian: попытка
• Japanese: 挑戦 - 試み
• Vietnamese: thử - cố gắng
• Korean: 도전 - 시도
• Turkish: deneme - şans
• Urdu: کوشش - کوشش کرنا
• Indonesian: coba - mencoba

جمل نموذجية

I'm going to give a shot at baking a cake.

basic

He took a shot at the job, but didn't get it.

basic

Let's all have a shot at solving the puzzle.

basic

If you don't take a shot at your dreams, you'll never know.

natural

I know it's difficult, but it's worth a shot at.

natural

She gave a shot at singing on stage, even though she was nervous.

natural