Russian roulette

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专有名词
  1. A deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the bullet's location is unknown, points the muzzle at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges. idiomatic,uncountable
  2. Any activity, especially a needless one, that carries a high risk of death or disaster. figuratively,uncountable

词形变化

rush and roulette alternative

词源

From roulette, a game of chance involving a revolving wheel. The first description is apparently in "The Fatalist," an 1840 short story by Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov.
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