"shot in the dark" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 盲目尝试
• 瞎猜

Definition

在没有多少信息或希望成功的情况下做出的猜测或尝试。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常是非正式场合用语，表示在没有足够信息时的猜测或尝试。常见于口语和书面语。不要按字面意思理解，没有真正的“射击”或“黑暗”。

Examples

It was just a shot in the dark, but I guessed the answer correctly.

这只是一个**盲目尝试**，但我猜对了答案。

Choosing this restaurant was a shot in the dark because I had never been here before.

选择这家餐厅是个**盲目尝试**，因为我以前从没来过。

Sending her a message was a shot in the dark, but she replied quickly.

给她发消息是一次**盲目尝试**，但她很快回复了。

Honestly, my guess was a total shot in the dark—I had no idea what the answer was.

说实话，我的猜测完全是一个**盲目尝试**——我根本不知道答案。

Finding his phone number was a shot in the dark, but somehow I got it right.

找到他的电话号码是个**瞎猜**，但我居然找对了。

I don’t really know the answer—it’s just a shot in the dark.

我其实不知道答案——这只是一个**盲目尝试**。