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单词 scattershot
释义

scattershot

[ skat-er-shot ]
/ ˈskæt ərˌʃɒt /

adjective

delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.

Origin of scattershot

First recorded in 1960–65; adj. use of scatter shot

Words nearby scattershot

scatter-gun, scattering, scattering layer, scatter pin, scatter rug, scattershot, scattersite housing, scatty, scaturient, scaud, scaup

Definition for scattershot (2 of 2)

scatter shot

noun

shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel.

Origin of scatter shot

First recorded in 1960–65
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British Dictionary definitions for scattershot

scattershot
/ (ˈskætəˌʃɒt) /

adjective

random; haphazardtheir approach to conservation is scattershot and unscientific
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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