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单词 shot in the dark
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shot in the dark

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A wild, unsubstantiated guess; also, an attempt that has little chance for success. For example, It was a shot in the dark, but the engineers had a hunch that replacing the valve would make the system work, or You can try looking for your key on the beach, but I think it's a shot in the dark. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

Words nearby shot in the dark

shotgun microphone, shotgun wedding, shot heard round the world, shothole, shot in the arm, shot in the dark, shot metal, shot noise, shot on goal, shot put, shot-putter
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