shot in the dark

瞎猜;盲目尝试
口语·描述盲目猜测
英文释义 an attempt or guess that is made without any knowledge or evidence; a guess that is based on random chance or luck
例句
I had no idea what the answer was, so I took a shot in the dark and guessed C.
典故来源 源自射击场景,在黑暗中盲目开枪,比喻毫无把握的尝试或猜测。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

shot [ʃɑt]
n. 射手,击球;开枪,发射;企图;注射; adj. 闪色的,颜色会变化的;交织的;渗透的;(俚语)坏透了的,筋疲力尽的; vt. 射中,射击;给…装弹;注射;抛出; vi. 发射,射击;突然出现; v. 拍摄(shoot的过去式和过去分词);射杀;开(枪或其他武器);打猎;
dark [dɑrk]
adj. 黑暗的;乌黑的;忧郁的;神秘的; n. 黑暗;暗色;暗处;

🔤 同首字母习语

shape up or ship out
要么改变状况,要么离开
sick as a parrot
非常失望或沮丧
shrinking violet
害羞、胆小或羞怯的人
sniff test
嗅探测试,即快速、初步、基本的检查或评估
sitting duck
容易受到攻击或被抓住的目标
shoot from the hip
毫不考虑地急匆匆地做决定、发言或采取行动
stack the deck
做出有利于自己的一方面或有利于自己的结果的安排
shoot through
突然离开某地或某处的行为
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