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random

adjective
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  1.  
    [usually before noun] done, chosen, etc. without somebody 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) I find and play a lot of random stuff—Bach, blues, bebop.我发现并演奏很多随机的东西-巴赫，布鲁斯，波普。
    • He grabbed a random pair of jeans and an old red shirt.他抓住一条随机的牛仔裤和一条旧的红色衬衫。
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Questionnaires were sent to a random selection of households.问卷被发送到随机选择的家庭。
    • They interviewed a random sample of head teachers.他们随机采访了班主任。
    • Random checks are made on the goods leaving the factory.对出厂时的货物进行随机检查。
    • The school introduced random drug testing.学校引入了随机药物测试。
    • Random numbers are generated by the computer.随机号码是由电脑产生的。
    • The group to be studied was selected on a random basis.用于研究的小组是随机选择的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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  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。🔊🔊
    • You don’t want some random dude telling you how to live your life.您不希望任何随便的家伙告诉您如何过生活。
  3. (informal) a thing or person that is random is strange and does not make sense, often in a way that interests you or makes you laugh（人或物）不合常理的，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。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘impetuous headlong rush’): from Old French randon ‘great speed’, from randir ‘gallop’.

random

noun
🔊/ˈrændəm/
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Idioms
at random
  1. without deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern随意；随机；胡乱
    • 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。🔊🔊