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crapshoot

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crapshoot /ˈkræpˌʃuːt/ noun
plural crapshoots
crapshoot
/ˈkræpˌʃuːt/
noun
plural crapshoots
Learner's definition of CRAPSHOOT
[count] US
: something that could produce a good or bad result有风险之事;好坏难料之事usually singular通常用单数
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crapshoot

noun

crap·​shoot ˈkrap-ˌshüt How to pronounce crapshoot (audio)
: something (such as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome

Example Sentences

there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crapshoot was in 1971
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