单词 | crapshoot |
释义 | crapshoot (once / 190635 pages) n WORD FAMILY crapshoot: crapshoots USAGE EXAMPLESMacfarlane 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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