spec
n
(idm 习语) on `spec (infml 口) as a speculation or gamble, without being sure of obtaining what one wants 碰运气
I went to the concert on spec
I hadn't booked a seat. 我去听音乐会是碰运气, 因为没预订座位.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm in the school choir.
我是校合唱队的成员。
Pay somebody back in his own coin.
一报还一报。
When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it.