Russian roulette

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ˌRussian rouˈlette noun [uncountable] DGKILLa game in which you risk killing yourself by shooting at your head with a gun that has six spaces for bullets but only one bullet in it 俄罗斯轮盘赌〔一种赌命的游戏，在有六个弹巢的左轮手枪内仅装一颗子弹，举枪对准自己的头部扣动扳机〕

ˌRussian rouˈlette nounChineseSyllable

Russian roulette
ˌRussian rouˈlette

noun [uncountable]
a game in which you risk killing yourself by shooting at your head with a gun that has six spaces for bullets but only one bullet in it

Russian roulette

BrE

/ˌrʌʃn ruːˈlet/

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NAmE

/ˌrʌʃn ruːˈlet/

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noun

[uncountable]

a dangerous game in which a person shoots at their own head with a gun that contains a bullet in only one of its chambers, so that the person does not know if the gun will fire or not 俄罗斯轮盘赌（危险游戏，参加者用装有一发子弹的转轮手枪对准自己头部射击）

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The airline was accused of playing Russian roulette with passenger safety. 这家航空公司被指责将乘客安全当儿戏。

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