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词汇 leap in the dark
释义

leap in the dark

A chance that one takes despite being uncertain of the consequences or outcome. I don't usually go on blind dates, but I took a leap in the dark and agreed to meet Sarah's friend for dinner.

leap in the dark

An act whose results cannot be predicted. For example, Given today's high divorce rate, he considered marriage a leap in the dark. [Late 1600s]

a leap in the dark

BRITISH
If you take a leap in the dark, you do something without knowing what the consequences will be. Voters have taken a leap in the dark by electing outsiders with little or no political experience. What I had before me wasn't a rational choice: it was a leap in the dark.

a leap in the dark

a daring step or enterprise whose consequences are unpredictable.

a leap in the ˈdark

an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be: The government is being accused of taking a leap in the dark as it prepares to radically change the education system.

leap in the dark

An act whose consequences cannot be predicted.
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