a long shot 机会不大_口语学习技巧

a long shot 机会不大

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A long shot¹ 的字面意思是“长球”。我们也可以用这个表达来形容某事，意思就是实现此事的机会不大。

例句

I'm looking for a first edition of Alice in Wonderland for my mother's birthday. I know it's a long shot, but do you have one in stock²?

My favourite football team is in the cup final at the weekend. I think we could win, but it’s a long shot.

We could ask the phone company to replace your broken smartphone for free. It's a long shot, but it's worth trying.

请注意

另一个短语 a shot in the dark 的意思是“毫无根据的胡乱猜测”。

例句

A: How old do you think I am?

B: I'll take a shot in the dark and say 40.

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收听单词发音

1 shot
n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽
参考例句：
He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。 All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

2 stock
n.存货，储备；树干；血统；股份；家畜；adj.存货的；平凡的，惯用的；股票的；畜牧的；vt.进货，采购；储存；供给；vi.出新芽；进货
参考例句：
The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。 Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。