【英语时差8,16】瞎猜；乱猜

Whether a person is an archer¹ shooting with a bow and arrow, or a hunter, soldier or policeman shooting with a gun, they will need some light if they want to shoot their weapon accurately² at a target. If it is completely dark, the shooter will have to guess where the target is and likely miss it.

If the shooter is extremely lucky, the target might get hit just by chance. That is why, when we don't know the answer to a question or inquiry³ and we have to guess, we can say. "I'm going to take a shot in the dark." If we could see the answer clearly, we would feel more confident. If we guess at it like "a shot in the dark," however, we would be extremely lucky to get the right answer.

1 archer   

n.射手，弓箭手

参考例句：

• The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
• The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

2 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

3 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。