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掃射
ㄙㄠˇ ㄕㄜˋ
“to spray gunfire rapidly back and forth; to sweep an area with gunfire; to dart one's eyes quickly around”
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- 發射ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋto launch; to fire (a projectile, rocket); to emit (a particle); to discharge; emission; emanation
- 打掃ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up a place by removing dirt or clutter.
- 注射ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋinjection; to inject (medicine or substance into the body with a syringe); to shoot or squirt forcefully; to fire arrows rapidly; (figurative) quick thinking and fluent speech
- 射擊ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊto shoot; to fire (a gun); to discharge a weapon at a target
- 掃描ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊto scan; to browse quickly; the process of a cathode-ray tube displaying images by moving an electron beam across a screen
- 輻射ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄜˋradiation; emission of energy as waves or particles; heat transfer without a medium; broadly, anything spreading outward from a source
- 反射ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
- 投射ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˋto throw or hurl a projectile; to cast or direct light onto something; to seize an opportunity for gain
- 雷射ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄜˋlaser; a device that produces and amplifies a focused beam of light, used in measurement, cutting, welding, and medical procedures.
- 掃街ㄙㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝto sweep the streets; to canvas for votes or sales during elections; a traditional custom of picking up items left on streets late at night during the Lantern Festival (Taiwan)
- 射箭ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋarchery; the sport of shooting arrows with a bow; an Olympic sport with set target distances.
- 照射ㄓㄠˋ ㄕㄜˋto shine on; to light up; to irradiate; to project light onto