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单词 hit and miss
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
happening in an unplanned way
Farming can be very much a hit-and-miss affair.
Synonyms
haphazard
The investigation does seem haphazard.
random
The order of events seemed totally random.
uneven
casual
It was just a casual meeting.
indiscriminate
the indiscriminate arrests during the protests
cursory
I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
perfunctory
aimless
After several hours of aimless driving they were getting low on fuel.
disorganized
undirected
scattershot
Opposites
planned
,
arranged
,
organized
, deliberate,
systematic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aimless
Definition
having no purpose or direction
After several hours of aimless driving they were getting low on fuel.
Synonyms
purposeless,
random,
stray,
pointless,
erratic,
wayward,
frivolous,
chance,
goalless,
haphazard,
vagrant,
directionless,
unguided,
undirected
in the sense of casual
Definition
happening by chance or without planning
It was just a casual meeting.
Synonyms
chance,
unexpected,
random,
accidental,
incidental,
unforeseen,
unintentional,
fortuitous (informal),
serendipitous,
unpremeditated
in the sense of cursory
Definition
hasty and usually superficial
I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
Synonyms
brief,
passing,
rapid,
casual,
summary,
slight,
hurried,
careless,
superficial,
hasty,
perfunctory,
desultory,
offhand,
slapdash

Nearby words of
hit-and-miss

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  • hitch
  • hitch something up
  • hither

Synonyms of 'hit-and-miss'

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Examples of 'hit and miss' in a sentence
hit and miss

His mind was too wine-muddled to think anything through, other than trading hit and miss blows with his equally inebriated adversary.The bad news is that the new show is a very hit-and-miss affair.It can take a long time to do this and can be a hit-and-miss affair.But finding great makers has always been a hit-and-miss affair.The temporary ones can be a bit hit-and-miss!She is always to be feared on soft but she has been a bit hit-and-miss this season.He was a bit hit-and-miss in his early hurdles but has come of age this winter.Making the transition from ground to air was a hit-and-miss affair and required the patronage of an interested senior officer.I have had many treatments myself and found it a hit-and-miss affair.The satire was a hit-and-miss affair, with more misses than hits.Because the one thing this hit-and-miss series absolutely didn't need was any more hatred.Dangerous but a bit hit-and-miss.It was an untested recipe and the first time you try something it's always a bit hit-and-miss.I have been lucky - but it was a bit hit-and-miss.
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