guess

guess [ɡes] vt.

1. ■ 猜想, 推[臆]测

2. ■ 猜中[对]

guess a riddle 猜谜语

I guess [suppose, think, believe] you're right. 我想你是对的。

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词性变化

guess [ɡes] vi.

1. ■ 猜; 推测(at)

I can't even guess at what he means. 他什么意思我连猜也猜不出。

guess [ɡes] n.

1. ■ 猜; 推测

make [have] a guess at ... 猜想

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继承用法

guess-rope,guess-warp n.

1. ■ (=guest rope)拖船安定绳(沿船侧所系之绳, 供靠近的小艇攀扶)

guesswork [ˈɡeswɜ:k] n.

1. ■ 推测

guessable [ˈɡesəbl] adj. guesser n. guessingly [ˈɡesɪŋlɪ] adv.

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习惯用语

anybody's guess

1. ■ [口]谁也猜不准的事

at a guess (=by guess)

1. ■ 凭推测; 凭估计

by guess and by God

1. ■ 凭瞎猜; 凭粗略估计; [海俚](船只没有陆标导航)盲目地(驾驶)

by guess and by gosh

1. ■ 凭瞎猜; 凭粗略估计; [海俚](船只没有陆标导航)盲目地(驾驶)

have another guess coming

1. ■ [口]猜错了, 想错了

It is anyone's guess.

1. ■ [美口]这是谁都说不准的事。

keep sb. guessing

1. ■ 不明说, 让人猜

miss one's guess

1. ■ 推测错, 猜错, 想错

My guess is that...

1. ■ 我认为....

One man's guess is as good as another's.

1. ■ 无论谁的猜测都是一样(猜测总归是猜测)。

wild guess

1. ■ 乱猜, 瞎猜

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参考词汇

guess;conjecture;surmise;都含“猜想”的意思。

1. ■ guess 指“没有充分根据而只是凭个人所想地猜测”, 通常是正确的, 如:

He guessed the number of beans in the jar. 他猜出了缸里豆子有多少。

2. ■ conjecture 指“缺乏以事实作证据地推测”, 如:

I cannot conjecture what his plans are. 我拿不准他的计划是什么。

3. ■ surmise 指“通过思索作出推测”, 如:

She surmised the truth. 她揣度事实。