a shot in the dark An attempt that is not expected to succeed or has very little chance of working. 没有成功的希望或几乎没有成功机会的尝试;瞎蒙;瞎猜 Angela: "That was a tough question. How did you get it right?" 安吉拉：那是个很难得问题，你怎么答对的? Andy: "I just took a shot in the dark." 安 迪：我只是瞎蒙。 We had nothing to go by. It was a shot in the dark, but it turned out right. 我们是没有根据的，只不过瞎蒙，可是结果却蒙对了。