英语词汇“shot in the dark”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

shot in the dark

Theme: RANDOMNESS

a random or wild guess or try. (Slang.)

I don’t know how I guessed the right answer. It was just a shot in the dark.I was lucky to hire such a good worker as Sally. When I hired her, it was just a shot in the dark.

Slang

shot in the dark

Theme: TRY

n. a very general attempt; a wild guess.

It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct.Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win.

a shot in the dark

1. A guess or estimate with very little or no assurance as to its accuracy. Well, this is just a shot in the dark, but I'm going to say that the answer to the question is 52.

2. An attempt that is not expected to succeed or has very little chance of working. It was really just a shot in the dark when I tried to fix our washing machine, but I was actually able to get it working again on my first try!

shot in the dark

Fig. a very general attempt; a wild guess. It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win.

shot in the dark

A wild, unsubstantiated guess; also, an attempt that has little chance for success. For example, It was a shot in the dark, but the engineers had a hunch that replacing the valve would make the system work , or You can try looking for your key on the beach, but I think it's a shot in the dark. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

a shot/stab in the ˈdark

a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be: The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.

shot in the dark

n. a very general attempt; a wild guess. It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct.

shot in the dark

Informal

1. A guess.

2. An attempt that has little chance of succeeding.

shot in the dark, a

A wild guess. Shooting without being able to see is taking a long shot, at best. The term has been around since the late nineteenth century. It is the title of a hilarious 1964 film starring Peter Sellers as a bumbling detective, Inspector Clouseau, who is convinced that a beautiful woman (played by Elke Sommer) is innocent of murder despite all evidence to the contrary. Graham Greene used the expression in The Third Man (1950): “It was a shot in the dark, but already he had this firm instinctive sense that there was something wrong.”

词汇	shot in the dark
释义	Idiom shot in the dark Theme: RANDOMNESS a random or wild guess or try. (Slang.) I don’t know how I guessed the right answer. It was just a shot in the dark.I was lucky to hire such a good worker as Sally. When I hired her, it was just a shot in the dark. Slang shot in the dark Theme: TRY n. a very general attempt; a wild guess. It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct.Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win. Idiom shot in the dark an attempt to do something without knowing much about it. When I applied for the scholarship, it was just a shot in the dark – I had no idea how important and competitive it was. a shot in the dark 1. A guess or estimate with very little or no assurance as to its accuracy. Well, this is just a shot in the dark, but I'm going to say that the answer to the question is 52. 2. An attempt that is not expected to succeed or has very little chance of working. It was really just a shot in the dark when I tried to fix our washing machine, but I was actually able to get it working again on my first try! shot in the dark Fig. a very general attempt; a wild guess. It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win. shot in the dark A wild, unsubstantiated guess; also, an attempt that has little chance for success. For example, It was a shot in the dark, but the engineers had a hunch that replacing the valve would make the system work , or You can try looking for your key on the beach, but I think it's a shot in the dark. [Colloquial; late 1800s] a shot/stab in the ˈdark a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be: The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark. shot in the dark n. a very general attempt; a wild guess. It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. shot in the dark Informal 1. A guess. 2. An attempt that has little chance of succeeding. shot in the dark, a A wild guess. Shooting without being able to see is taking a long shot, at best. The term has been around since the late nineteenth century. It is the title of a hilarious 1964 film starring Peter Sellers as a bumbling detective, Inspector Clouseau, who is convinced that a beautiful woman (played by Elke Sommer) is innocent of murder despite all evidence to the contrary. Graham Greene used the expression in The Third Man (1950): “It was a shot in the dark, but already he had this firm instinctive sense that there was something wrong.”
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