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单词 crapshoot
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Definition of crapshoot in English:

crapshoot

nounˈkrapʃuːtˈkrapˌSHo͞ot
North American
  • 1A game of craps.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • God may play dice with the universe, despite Einstein's last hope, but serious gamblers, scorning metaphysical crapshoots and the casino's house edge, prefer no-limit Texas hold'em.
    1. 1.1informal A risky or uncertain matter.
      〈非正式〉有风险的事;不确定的事
      skiing here can be a bit of a crapshoot at any time

      在这儿滑雪随时都可能出现某种危险。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Second piece of advice… ignore weather forecasts (they're about as reliable as a crapshoot in this country).
      • Of course, this does not mean that all mega-transfers are folly or random crapshoots.
      • But let's face it - the draft has always been a crapshoot, even in the days when the best college players were the only ones selected.
      • And it's almost a crapshoot when passing anyway.
      • It's too much of a crapshoot, at least over 18 holes, too great a chance you'll have a couple of little-known players in the final and therefore no real interest.
      • Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
      • That seems to be part of the fun of knitting… it can be a real crapshoot when it comes to the finished project.
      • On the other hand, a task that only a single pilot completes is something of a crapshoot.
      • Trying to develop expertise internally is a crapshoot.
      • Drafting high school and international players has obvious risks, but even with one-year collegians, the draft can be a crapshoot.
      • Random, unprotected sex with a complete stranger (to loosely quote Austin Powers) would be less of a crapshoot than this.
      • It's all a crapshoot, and no matter what, predictions come out looking forced.
      • A hopeful columnist who is enterprising may decide to want to try to past the crapshoot of the column selection process.
      • The Contemporary World Cinema category is generally a catch-all and a crapshoot.
      • Even so, finding a free public one can be a crapshoot.
      • The futures game is a gamble, a crapshoot really, for both retailer and customer.
      • So far, prescribing drugs is something of a crapshoot.
      • I've been doing it long enough to know that it's a bit of a crapshoot… you can't take it too seriously.
      • We're certainly optimistic, but this is a crapshoot.
      • The difference between a successful Olympics and a failed Olympics is a crapshoot on many different levels.

Derivatives

  • crapshooter

  • noun
    North American
    • They reported that the audience wondered how the university could ‘stoop… to allow a performance of a play in which the leading character was a crapshooter and escaped convict’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The 30-page paperbound is written by a crapshooter for shooters.
      • This method is being used by many experienced crapshooters to maximize their winnings and minimize the house's edge.
      • Similarly, some crapshooters claim to have such accurate throwing arms that they can use ‘precision shooting ‘to impact the results, even though the dice must hit the back wall and its array of rubber pyramids.’
      • It is an often used ‘secret’ of professional crapshooters, but is relatively easy to accomplish - if you know how.

Definition of crapshoot in US English:

crapshoot

nounˈkrapˌSHo͞ot
North American
  • 1A crap game.

    〈北美〉(一场)双骰子赌博戏比赛

    Example sentencesExamples
    • God may play dice with the universe, despite Einstein's last hope, but serious gamblers, scorning metaphysical crapshoots and the casino's house edge, prefer no-limit Texas hold'em.
    1. 1.1informal A risky or uncertain matter.
      〈非正式〉有风险的事;不确定的事
      predicting any extreme weather event is a scientific crapshoot
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I've been doing it long enough to know that it's a bit of a crapshoot… you can't take it too seriously.
      • Second piece of advice… ignore weather forecasts (they're about as reliable as a crapshoot in this country).
      • Drafting high school and international players has obvious risks, but even with one-year collegians, the draft can be a crapshoot.
      • Trying to develop expertise internally is a crapshoot.
      • A hopeful columnist who is enterprising may decide to want to try to past the crapshoot of the column selection process.
      • It's too much of a crapshoot, at least over 18 holes, too great a chance you'll have a couple of little-known players in the final and therefore no real interest.
      • The difference between a successful Olympics and a failed Olympics is a crapshoot on many different levels.
      • We're certainly optimistic, but this is a crapshoot.
      • So far, prescribing drugs is something of a crapshoot.
      • The futures game is a gamble, a crapshoot really, for both retailer and customer.
      • Of course, this does not mean that all mega-transfers are folly or random crapshoots.
      • The Contemporary World Cinema category is generally a catch-all and a crapshoot.
      • And it's almost a crapshoot when passing anyway.
      • Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
      • That seems to be part of the fun of knitting… it can be a real crapshoot when it comes to the finished project.
      • Random, unprotected sex with a complete stranger (to loosely quote Austin Powers) would be less of a crapshoot than this.
      • On the other hand, a task that only a single pilot completes is something of a crapshoot.
      • Even so, finding a free public one can be a crapshoot.
      • But let's face it - the draft has always been a crapshoot, even in the days when the best college players were the only ones selected.
      • It's all a crapshoot, and no matter what, predictions come out looking forced.
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