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Definition of shoot-out in English: shoot-outnounˈʃuːtaʊtˈʃu ˌdaʊt informal 1A decisive gun battle. 〈非正式〉生死决斗的枪战 we had all got cap pistols for Christmas and gathered in Dr Hadley's backyard for a shoot-out Example sentencesExamples - There are no special-effects, no car chases or shoot-outs, just a touching, fascinating sense of humanity that left audiences spellbound.
- A number of encounters and shoot-outs have been listed by media.
- He thought it would win him extra respect in his neighbourhood, where murders, shoot-outs and drug deals were all part of life's rich tapestry.
- They engage in a shoot-out with Vittorio who eventually runs out the back door.
- The film is fairly conventional in its execution, harking back to the westerns of everyone's youth with its evocative sunsets, campfire conversations and shoot-outs.
- The battle, involving about 270 soldiers, resulted in a shoot-out lasting some 20 minutes.
- His character's primary trait is volatility, which is handy for saloon brawls and shoot-outs.
- They told police that a financial dispute between their husbands led to arguments that ended in the shoot-out.
- Or people dying in any other way - war, bomb blasts, shoot-outs whatever…
- These visceral shoot-outs, in buildings of super-realistic detail, are strung together by plot-development scenes in hand-drawn comic-strip style.
- Oh yes, there were brawls, and shoot-outs every day at noon, except for Sunday.
- Minority Report features its share of shoot-outs, fights, and chase scenes, some of which are quite spectacular.
- The shoot-out at Ramsbottom Station was a re-enactment of the battle of Falaise, in northern France, during the second world war.
- The movie is monotonous and dull, with lots of fiery explosions, perfunctory shoot-outs, and gory battles failing to generate any excitement.
- I remember local TV covering fires, riots, quakes, floods, shoot-outs, and other plane crashes, and I won't say they were always models of restrained journalism.
- Thanks to auto-aiming, the shoot-outs are even simpler.
Synonyms fight, conflict, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, dogfight, affray, fray, encounter, confrontation - 1.1Soccer A tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks.
〔英足〕点球决胜赛,点球大战 Example sentencesExamples - The only certainty when it comes to a penalty shoot-out is that it will, for someone, be ‘me’.
- As an excuse, it did little to explain why England seem cursed never to win a penalty shoot-out.
- If the match is still level, a penalty shoot-out will decide who faces Sweden or Holland in the semi-final.
- That's not necessarily so when footballers walk the plank in a penalty shoot-out.
- Having said that it may offer us a little advantage if the game goes into extra time or there is a penalty shoot-out.
- Both teams look like they're happy to have a penalty shoot-out to see who has the honour of losing to Italy in the next round.
- As the host nation, the one thing you don't want to be involved in is a penalty shoot-out.
- They also endured a five-a-side match and a penalty shoot-out.
- The referee blows for full time and it's time for a penalty shoot-out.
- Has a goalkeeper even been sent off for a second yellow card during a penalty shoot-out?
- But City's hopes of winning their own centenary tournament foundered on a penalty shoot-out yesterday.
- If nobody scores then, there'll be a penalty shoot-out.
- Two of the other three quarter-finals also required a result to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
- The teams could not be separated over the two legs and it all came down to a penalty shoot-out.
- With the two teams still locked in a goalless stalemate at the end of extra-time, the game was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
- As the sides were level at the end of extra-time a penalty shoot-out was required to decide the outcome.
- In the past I've won competitions on shoot-outs but now I know what it's like to lose one.
- A shattered Bradford side lost the penalty shoot-out and had to settle for the runners-up trophy.
- That triumph also came after a penalty shoot-out, and was made all the more remarkable by the fact that it was achieved in the Roman's own home stadium.
- And every time an England player misses in a decisive shoot-out at a major championship the pressure on the next set of players to step up for their country becomes even greater.
Definition of shoot-out in US English: shoot-outnounˈSHo͞o ˌdoutˈʃu ˌdaʊt informal 1A decisive gun battle. 〈非正式〉生死决斗的枪战 Example sentencesExamples - Oh yes, there were brawls, and shoot-outs every day at noon, except for Sunday.
- He thought it would win him extra respect in his neighbourhood, where murders, shoot-outs and drug deals were all part of life's rich tapestry.
- There are no special-effects, no car chases or shoot-outs, just a touching, fascinating sense of humanity that left audiences spellbound.
- The film is fairly conventional in its execution, harking back to the westerns of everyone's youth with its evocative sunsets, campfire conversations and shoot-outs.
- Minority Report features its share of shoot-outs, fights, and chase scenes, some of which are quite spectacular.
- Thanks to auto-aiming, the shoot-outs are even simpler.
- I remember local TV covering fires, riots, quakes, floods, shoot-outs, and other plane crashes, and I won't say they were always models of restrained journalism.
- They engage in a shoot-out with Vittorio who eventually runs out the back door.
- His character's primary trait is volatility, which is handy for saloon brawls and shoot-outs.
- These visceral shoot-outs, in buildings of super-realistic detail, are strung together by plot-development scenes in hand-drawn comic-strip style.
- The movie is monotonous and dull, with lots of fiery explosions, perfunctory shoot-outs, and gory battles failing to generate any excitement.
- Or people dying in any other way - war, bomb blasts, shoot-outs whatever…
- They told police that a financial dispute between their husbands led to arguments that ended in the shoot-out.
- The shoot-out at Ramsbottom Station was a re-enactment of the battle of Falaise, in northern France, during the second world war.
- A number of encounters and shoot-outs have been listed by media.
- The battle, involving about 270 soldiers, resulted in a shoot-out lasting some 20 minutes.
Synonyms fight, conflict, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, dogfight, affray, fray, encounter, confrontation - 1.1Soccer A tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks.
〔英足〕点球决胜赛,点球大战 Example sentencesExamples - But City's hopes of winning their own centenary tournament foundered on a penalty shoot-out yesterday.
- In the past I've won competitions on shoot-outs but now I know what it's like to lose one.
- The only certainty when it comes to a penalty shoot-out is that it will, for someone, be ‘me’.
- Both teams look like they're happy to have a penalty shoot-out to see who has the honour of losing to Italy in the next round.
- If the match is still level, a penalty shoot-out will decide who faces Sweden or Holland in the semi-final.
- With the two teams still locked in a goalless stalemate at the end of extra-time, the game was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
- As an excuse, it did little to explain why England seem cursed never to win a penalty shoot-out.
- Has a goalkeeper even been sent off for a second yellow card during a penalty shoot-out?
- The teams could not be separated over the two legs and it all came down to a penalty shoot-out.
- And every time an England player misses in a decisive shoot-out at a major championship the pressure on the next set of players to step up for their country becomes even greater.
- As the sides were level at the end of extra-time a penalty shoot-out was required to decide the outcome.
- Two of the other three quarter-finals also required a result to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
- They also endured a five-a-side match and a penalty shoot-out.
- That's not necessarily so when footballers walk the plank in a penalty shoot-out.
- A shattered Bradford side lost the penalty shoot-out and had to settle for the runners-up trophy.
- The referee blows for full time and it's time for a penalty shoot-out.
- That triumph also came after a penalty shoot-out, and was made all the more remarkable by the fact that it was achieved in the Roman's own home stadium.
- As the host nation, the one thing you don't want to be involved in is a penalty shoot-out.
- Having said that it may offer us a little advantage if the game goes into extra time or there is a penalty shoot-out.
- If nobody scores then, there'll be a penalty shoot-out.
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