scattergun
noun[C]
(alsoscatter-gun,scatter gun)uk/ˈskæt.ə.ɡʌn/us/ˈskæt̬.ɚ.ɡʌn/US(alsoshotgun)
alonggunthatfiresalargenumberofsmallmetalbulletsat onetime,designedforshootingbirdsandanimals:
散弹枪You couldshoota scattergun there, and nothitasoul.你可以在那里射击散弹枪，而什么都打不到。
Becausesquirrelsaresmall, a 12-bore scattergun isn't much use.因为松鼠很小，所以12口径的散弹枪用处不大。
Handguns & rifles
- .22
- .45
- air pistol
- air rifle
- airgun
- carbine
- colt
- firearm
- flamethrower
- gat
- peashooter
- pistol
- ray gun
- revolver
- rifle
- Saturday night special
- stun gun
- submachine gun
- tommy gun
- Uzi
several things thatseemto have noconnectionwith each other :
散乱；无针对性He wasincarceratedon a scattergunofcharges.他因多项指控入狱。
Theprogrammefireda scattergun ofblamehittingUSimports,realityTV, and theemergenceof multichanneltelly.该节目对美国进口产品、真人秀节目和多频道电视的出现通通进行了指责。
Variety and mixtures
- all manner ofsomethingidiom
- alphabet soup
- assorted
- assortment
- biodiverse
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- hybridize
- hybridized
- it takes all sorts (to make a world)idiom
- multiplicity
- non-segregated
- odds and ends
- of every stripe/of all stripesidiom
- panoply
- syncretism
- this
- this and thatidiom
- variety is the spice of lifeidiom
- variously
scattergun
adjective
uk/ˈskæt.ə.ɡʌn/us/ˈskæt̬.ɚ.ɡʌn/(alsoscattershot,uk/ˈskæt.ə.ʃɒt/us/ˈskæt̬.ɚ.ʃɑːt/)
involvingdoing something to a lot of things orpeoplewithout anyorganizedplan,ratherthan doing it toparticularthings orpeople:
杂乱无章的，无针对性的，漫无目的的Don't have a scattergunapproach-callingeveryone youknowtoseeif there is ajobgoing - butworkout what youwantfrom differentpeople.不要毫无针对性地给你认识的所有人打电话，看是否能找到工作；而是要搞清楚你想从不同的人那里得到什么。
Were yousingledout by theadvisortoreceivetheemail-ratherthan just beinghitrandomlyby a scattergun one?这名顾问是专门给你发了这封邮件吗？还是群发的？
of several very differenttypes:
无针对性的，无目标的，任意的Thetargetsfor thisnovelare as scattergun as thehilariousprose.这部小说像幽默小品文一样没有明确的受众。
Such scattergunresponsesshow onlyuncertainty,evenamong theexperts.即使专家们也认为这种毫无针对性的回答只能显得没有把握。
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- addled
- all of a doodahidiom
- all over the placeidiom
- alphabet soup
- at seaidiom
- discombobulation
- disordered
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disorientating
- mush
- muzzily
- muzziness
- mysterious
- mysteriously
- unaccountably
- unexplained
- wise
- woolliness
- woolly
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