crapshoot

英['kræpʃuːt] 美['kræpʃuːt]
  • n. <美口>有风险的事业
  • crabbily adv.执拗地;暴躁地;乖戾地
  • crabby adj.执拗的;暴躁的
  • crabeater n.食蟹动物(如南极海豹、军曹鱼等)
  • crabgrass n.一种Elusine或Digitaria属的杂草
  • crabhole n.蟹穴
Noun:
  1. a risky and uncertain venture;

    "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"

  2. playing craps

1. L: A crapshoot is something that depends totally on luck.
哦,crapshoot就是完全靠运气的事情。

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2. Getting a decent night's sleep shouldn't be such a crapshoot.
睡个好觉,不该这么麻烦。

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3. In documenting the historical crapshoot of the last 200 years, there have been few losers more assiduous than the Chinese.
在过去200年历史中,没有比中国人更勤勉的失败者。

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4. The publishing factor: Having worked in book publishing, I know how low the wages are, how thin the margins are, and what a crapshoot the bestseller game can be.
出版因素: 作为图书出版业的从业者,我很清楚这一行的工资有多低、利润有多微薄、经营畅销书可能有多大的风险。

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5. The publishing factor: Having worked in book publishing, I know how low the wages are, how thin the margins are, and what a crapshoot the bestseller game can be.
出版因素: 作为图书出版业的从业者,我很清楚这一行的工资有多低、利润有多微薄、经营畅销书可能有多大的风险。

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