long shot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shot fired at a distant target.
    — "It is of course a most foolish thing twice to take a long shot in a capercailzie wood, as you know," said the captain, appealing to me; "but the last time I had no choice, because I heard that villainous Andreas stalking the bird at the same time."
  2. Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working; long odds. idiomatic
    — We can try your plan, but it's a long shot and it probably won't work.
  3. A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
  4. Synonym of long take; a single, continuous shot that lasts for an unusually long duration without any cuts.

词形变化

long shots plural longshot alternative

词汇关系

近义词
establishing shot wide shot
相关词
by a long shot

词源

From long + shot. The term arose from the accuracy of early naval guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
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