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单词 blunderbuss
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blunderbuss

/ˈblʌndəbʌs/
noun
1
historical a short large-bored gun firing balls or slugs
〈史〉大口径前膛枪。
1.1
figurative an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision
〈喻〉缺少高明手法(或缜密思考)的行为; 大大咧咧(或粗枝大叶)的行为:

economists resort too quickly to the blunderbuss of regulation.

经济学家们迫不及待地利用管理上的粗疏作风来做文章。

词源
mid 17th cent.: alteration (by association with BLUNDER) of Dutch donderbus, literally 'thunder gun'.
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