Random Sample Noun People Randomly ˈrændəm Definite Awl
The word 'random' as an adjective means not following a definite plan or pattern, or occurring by chance. It can also mean chosen without any specific method, where all items have an equal chance of selection.
random (English):
The word 'random' as an adjective means not following a definite plan or pattern, or occurring by chance.
It can also mean chosen without any specific method, where all items have an equal chance of selection.
[ADJ 形容词]任意的;随机的;偶然的 A random sample or method is one in which all the people or things involved have an equal chance of being chosen.
[usu ADJ n]
The survey used a random sample of two thousand people across England and Wales...
该调查在英格兰和威尔士随机抽样了2,000人。
The competitors will be subject to random drug testing.
参赛者将要接受随机药检。
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...interviews with a randomly selected sample of thirty girls aged between 13 and 18.
在13到18岁女孩中随机抽取30位进行访谈
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]胡乱的;随便的 If you describe events as random, you mean that they do not seem to follow a definite plan or pattern.
[usu ADJ n]
...random violence against innocent victims...
加诸无辜受害者的无端暴行
Children's words and actions are often fairly random.
小孩子的言行常常是随性而为。
...random variations of the wind.
风的变化不定
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...drinks and magazines left scattered randomly around.
到处都是随手乱丢的饮料和杂志
randomness
Isn't this a demand to control the randomness of life?
这难道不是要求对生命的无常加以控制吗?
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[PHRASE 短语]随机地;偶然地 If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
[PHR after v]
We received several answers, and we picked one at random.
我们收到了一些答复,并从中随机挑选了一个。
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[PHRASE 短语]胡乱地;随便地;任意地 If something happens at random, it happens without a definite plan or pattern.
[PHR after v]
Three black people were killed by shots fired at random from a minibus.
3名黑人被从一辆面包车里胡乱射出的子弹打死了。
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ran·domAWL/ˈrændəm; NAmEˈrændəm/
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adjective1[usually before noun ]done, chosen, etc. without sb deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern 随机的,随意的(非事先决定或不规则)◆the random killing of innocent people对无辜者的随意杀戮◆a random sample/selection(= in which each thing has an equal chance of being chosen)随机抽样╱选择◆The information is processed in a random order.信息是按随机顺序处理的。◆( informal) He grabbed a pair of random jeans and an old red shirt.他抓了一条随意拿到的牛仔裤和一件旧的红衬衫。◆She dodged the random items that were on the concrete floor.她避开了混凝土地上随意散放的物品。2[only before noun ]( informal) (especially of a person 尤指人)not known or not identified 不认识的;辨认不出的◆Some random guy gave me a hundred bucks.有个陌生男人给了我 100 美元。3( informal) a thing or person that is randomis strange and does not make sense, often in a way that amuses or interests you (人或物)与众不同的,出人意料的,不可思议的◆Mom, you are so random!妈妈,你太不可思议了!◆The humour is great because it's just so random and unhinged from reality.幽默之妙在于它如此的出人意料又不受现实的束缚。▶ran·dom·lyAWL/ˈrændəmli; NAmEˈrændəmli/adverb◆The winning numbers are randomly selected by computer.获奖号码是由电脑随机选取的。◆My phone seems to switch itself off randomly.我的手机好像随时自动关机。ran·dom·nessAWL/ˈrændəmnəs; NAmEˈrændəmnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆It introduced an element of randomness into the situation.这就为形势增加了一种不确定因素。nounIDIOMat ˈrandomwithout deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern 随意;随机◆She opened the book at random (= not at any particular page)and started reading. 她随意翻开书就看了起来。◆The terrorists fired into the crowd at random.恐怖分子胡乱地向人群开枪。◆Names were chosen at random from a list.名字是从名单中随便点的。ran·dom/ˈrændəm; NAmEˈrændəm/ran·dom·ly/ˈrændəmli; NAmEˈrændəmli/ran·dom·ness/ˈrændəmnəs; NAmEˈrændəmnəs/
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randomran‧dom /ˈrændəm/ ●●○AWL adjective
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1happening or chosen without any definite plan, aim, or pattern: The company has introduced random drug testing of its employees. A few random shots were fired. We looked at a random sample of 120 families. a random selection of women who were in the shop2at random without any definite plan, aim, or patternchoose/select/pick something at random The gang picked their victims at random.3informal strange, unusual, or unexpected: She's great - she's just so random!—randomly adverb: seven randomly chosen numbers—randomness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSnounsa random sample· A test was carried out on a random sample of the cattle.a random selection· He looked at a random selection of the files.a random number· Pick a random number.a random sequence· They were asked to memorize a random sequence of numbers.random checks/tests· He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.random violence· The family were caught up in the random violence that haunts a neighbourhood ruled by gangs.adverbscompletely/entirely random· The atomic particles seem to move in a completely random direction.apparently/seemingly random· a wave of apparently random attackspurely/truly random· a purely random sequence of numbersphrasesin random order· The names are in random order.
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随机的(42%),随意(21%),任意(16%),随意的(9%),任意的(8%),随机地(4%)
n.随意
adj.[数] 随机的;任意的;胡乱的
adv.胡乱地
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