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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.

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[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。

randomly
  • ...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

randomly
  • ...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。


Oxford ran·dom AWL / ˈrændəm ; NAmE ˈrændəm /
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adjective 1 [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·ly AWL / ˈrændəmli ; NAmE ˈrændəmli / 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·ness AWL / ˈrændəmnəs ; NAmE ˈrændəmnəs / 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。 noun IDIOM at ˈrandom without 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 ; NAmE ˈrændəm / ran·dom·ly / ˈrændəmli ; NAmE ˈrændəmli / ran·dom·ness / ˈrændəmnəs ; NAmE ˈrændəmnəs /
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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 numbersrandomness 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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