Old Roast Duck IELTS Spoken Event Words Random
random , adjective, meaning random, strange, arbitrary
Phonetic Alphabet: English [ˈ r ∨ nd ə m]; US [ˈ r ∨ nd ə m]
Common collocation: a random sample; A random selection; A random order; At random
Random is officially classified as C1 grade , corresponding to 7 to 8 Level. When you encounter event questions in the IELTS Speaking Test, you can use it to describe the background of events. For example, the teacher randomly selected people to answer questions in class, but I was unprepared; Or when we are doing the experiment, we randomly select the research objects.
interpretation
random adj. happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan
Happen, operate, or be chosen by luck rather than according to a plan.
example sentence
1. We asked a random sample of people what they thought.
We randomly selected some people and asked them what they thought.
2. It was a random encounter between two long-lost friends.
The two old friends, who had not been in touch for a long time, met each other by chance.
3. He was stopped at the border in a random check.
He was stopped at the border for random inspection.
4. The questionnaires are assigned on a random basis.
The questionnaire is distributed randomly.
5. She opened the book at random and started reading.
She casually turned to one page and read it.