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A shot in the dark
Definition: an attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about it
[世博精解]
a shot in the dark这个惯用语意思是“乱猜,臆想”,从它的字面意思“黑暗中的一枪"也很容易理解。黑暗中开枪肯定是碰运气,乱射一气,那么它就比喻没有什么根据的乱猜、瞎蒙。比如说在QQ上聊天时,别人问你怎么知道他是男的,你也说不清楚理由,那这时你就可以回答说it was just a shot in the dark.有时也可以表示没有事实基础的臆断,比如The whole theory is a shot in the dark.
Example
Teacher: That was such a difficult question! How did you get it right?
这个问题真的很难!你是怎么做对的?
Student: I just took a shot in the dark
我只是瞎猜而已。
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