speculate
英 [ˈspekjuleɪt] 美 [ˈspɛkjəˌlet]

vt.

思索，猜测，推测；

vi.

投机；推测；思索；

变形

过去式：speculated过去分词：speculated现在分词：speculating第三人称单数：speculates

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 思索; 猜测,推测 think about or take about a matter without having the necessary fact; make guesses
2. vi. 投机 gamble; venture

英英释义

speculate[ 'spekjuleit ]

• v.
  • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

    同义词：theorizetheoriseconjecturehypothesizehypothesisehypothecatesuppose

  • talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
  • reflect deeply on a subject

    "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

    同义词：chew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitatecontemplatemusereflectmullmull overruminate

  • invest at a risk

    同义词：job

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• speculate casually碰巧地猜测
• speculate rashly轻率地推测
• speculate shrewdly精明地猜测
• speculate theoretically理论地猜测

～+介词

• speculate about关于…思索
• speculate as to为…思索
• speculate for〔in〕投机
• speculate on关于…推测

词组短语

speculate on v. 推测；考虑

同近义词辨析

think, reason, muse, speculate, meditate, deliberate, reflect

这组词都有“思考、判断、思索”的意思，其区别是：

think一般用词，指开动脑筋形成看法或得出结论的脑力活动。不着重结论是否正确，见解是否有用。

reason指根据资料、证据或事实进行推断，作出结论或判断的逻辑思维活动。

muse通常指漫无目的地猜想。

speculate指推论过程，隐含在证据不足的基础上作出推测或设想。

meditate语气较强，指认真地长时间集中精力进行思考。

deliberate指缓慢、按部就班地作仔细而认真的思考或判断。

reflect指回想或回顾，侧重认真而冷静地反复地思考某个问题，尤指对已发生事情的思索。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. The doctors speculate that he died of cancer.
   医生推测他死于癌症。
2. Can you speculate how such damage might arise?
   你能否想出这种伤害是怎样引起的?

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. He likes to speculate on the stock market.
   他喜欢炒股。
2. It's dangerous to speculate.
   做投机买卖是很危险的。
3. He did not speculate on who would get the prize.
   他没有去猜测谁将得奖。
4. He began to speculate about the future.
   他开始思索未来。
5. She often speculated as to what sort of man she would marry.
   她常常在想将来自己会跟什麽样的人结婚。

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