English Dictionary

snap shot

noun

(soccer) A hard shot without much planning. / (field hockey or ice hockey) A quick shot executed by moving the stick parallel to the ground and ending with a snap of the wrist.

He took a snap shot and scored a goal.

意味（1）

(soccer) A hard shot without much planning.

But the League One side's early endeavours brought only two well-struck but off-target free-kicks and a snap shot from Rickie Lambert.

意味（2）

(field hockey or ice hockey) A quick shot executed by moving the stick parallel to the ground and ending with a snap of the wrist.

The other maior shot is the snap shot. It is like a cousin of the wrist shot. It is a little faster than the wrist shot and requires less movement with the stick.

意味（3）

(hunting) A shot taken quickly, without time for careful aiming.

Oh, i thought, a mistake, a bad one, a dumb one. i shouldn't have made the snap shot. i took a few more steps, looking for possible new blood from my hasty shot—fearing the worst—and found some.

意味（4）

Alternative form of snapshot

Tentatively, the market sentiment on May 5, 2004 could be described as favoring greater stability around the forward, however with a bias for a dollar depreciation. This is only a snap shot of expectations.