shoot, shoot at
To shoot a lion和 to shoot at a lion的涵義并不相同。前者是“射中（或射死）一頭獅子”，shoot是及物動(dòng)詞，lion是它的賓語(yǔ)；后者是“對(duì)準(zhǔn)一頭獅子射擊”，shoot是不及物動(dòng)詞，lion是介詞at的賓語(yǔ)。
由此可見(jiàn)，to shoot用于表示射擊行動(dòng)已獲得預(yù)期結(jié)果的場(chǎng)合； to shoot at僅表示對(duì)準(zhǔn)目的物射擊，與結(jié)果無(wú)關(guān)，是否命中或有否打死，不得而知。
試對(duì)比下列的例句：
The spy was shot through the heart．
該間諜被擊穿心臟?？荚嚧?BR> He shot himself yesterday.
昨日他吞槍自殺。
I shot at thd bird but it flew away.
我舉槍向鳥(niǎo)射擊，可是它飛走了。
She shot at that target but missed it.
她向靶射擊，但沒(méi)有命中。
與之類(lèi)似的詞語(yǔ)有：
hit—hit at
grab—grab at
to catch the ball—to catch at the ball
to snatch the book—to snatch at the book
to grasp the straw—to grasp at the straw
To shoot a lion和 to shoot at a lion的涵義并不相同。前者是“射中（或射死）一頭獅子”，shoot是及物動(dòng)詞，lion是它的賓語(yǔ)；后者是“對(duì)準(zhǔn)一頭獅子射擊”，shoot是不及物動(dòng)詞，lion是介詞at的賓語(yǔ)。
由此可見(jiàn)，to shoot用于表示射擊行動(dòng)已獲得預(yù)期結(jié)果的場(chǎng)合； to shoot at僅表示對(duì)準(zhǔn)目的物射擊，與結(jié)果無(wú)關(guān)，是否命中或有否打死，不得而知。
試對(duì)比下列的例句：
The spy was shot through the heart．
該間諜被擊穿心臟?？荚嚧?BR> He shot himself yesterday.
昨日他吞槍自殺。
I shot at thd bird but it flew away.
我舉槍向鳥(niǎo)射擊，可是它飛走了。
She shot at that target but missed it.
她向靶射擊，但沒(méi)有命中。
與之類(lèi)似的詞語(yǔ)有：
hit—hit at
grab—grab at
to catch the ball—to catch at the ball
to snatch the book—to snatch at the book
to grasp the straw—to grasp at the straw