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单词 crapshoot
释义
crapshoot
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n

WORD FAMILY
crapshoot: crapshoots
USAGE EXAMPLES
Macfarlane called Trump’s victory “a crapshoot”, and Jones said there would “still be a lot of people being killed in the Middle East”.
The Guardian(Nov 21, 2016)
“There’s a little bit of a crapshoot to that,” Francona said.
New York Times(Oct 29, 2016)
Drafting a quarterback remains to some extent a crapshoot, NFL talent evaluators say, because of the limited time teams spend with top prospects.
Wall Street Journal(Sep 09, 2016)
1n playing craps
Syn|Hyper
crap game, crap shooting
craps
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
2n a risky and uncertain venture
getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot
Hyper
danger, peril, risk
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
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