at random
胡亂地,任意地,隨便地
Ran·dom, a.
1. Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.
Some random truths he can impart. --Wordsworth.
So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the random. --H. Spencer.
at random in a manner so that all possible results have an equal probability of occurrence; for processes, each possible result is counted separately although the same type of result may occur more than once .
Random courses Masonry, courses of stone of unequal thickness.
Random shot, a shot not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated.
Random work Masonry, stonework consisting of stones of unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor always with flat beds.
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at random
adv : in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered";
"bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: randomly,
indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly, arbitrarily,
every which way]