a long shot

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是什么意思

很少机会成功的尝试；

学习怎么用

双语例句

Looking for her in the library was a long shot; I had no idea where she was.
在图书馆中想找到她是不大可能成功的尝试，我不知道她在哪儿。
John was a long shot for mayor.
约翰竞选市长，当选希望很小。
It's a long shot, but I should say she's about forty.
这不好猜，但我猜她大约是四十岁左右。
It's a long shot but I think John must have stolen the bike.
这只是一种猜测，但我认为一定是约翰偷了自行车。

权威例句

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