| 释义 |
one-shot
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
a. : that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once and that does not require repetition
< a one-shot cure >
< a one-shot riveting machine >
b. : that is successful in only one try
< those one-shot Johnnies who make a lucky strike and then spend the rest of their lives trying to repeat — Hamilton Basso >
2.
a.
(1) : that is not followed and is not designed to be followed by something else of the same kind : that is not open to repetition or subsequent modification
< a one-shot sale >
< a one-shot business deal >
(2) : that is limited to just one time, occasion, or instance
< a one-shot criminal >
< a one-shot bank robbery >
< a one-shot job in a nightclub >
(3) : existing or occurring only once
< a one-shot affair >
b.
(1) : that is not followed and is not designed to be followed by a second issue : that does not appear as one of a series
< books and pamphlets are usually produced as one-shot publications >
(2) : that is not one of a series of productions of the same kind : performed or produced or put on just once
< a one-shot television program >
II. noun
also one-shot·ter \ˈ ̷ ̷|shäd.ə(r)\
(-s)
1. : something that is not followed and is not designed to be followed by something else of the same kind: as
a. : a book or other publication that is not to be published in successive issues
b. : a program (as a theater production) that is put on and designed to be put on only once
2. usually one-shotter : one that performs an act or that functions only once |