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Guess   [V I Ed Answer Definite Phrase 短语

英语单词 guess
英美音标 英 [ɡes] 美 [ɡes]
中文释义 v.推测;猜中;以为
n.猜测;猜想
英语例句 (1) I don't really know, I'm just guessing.
(2) We could only guess at her motives.
(3) He guessed the number of the beans in the jar.
(4) I guess he was wrong.
(5) I'll give you three guesses.
(6) My guess is that he didn't come because his parents wouldn't let him do.
中文例句 (1) 我真的不知道, 我仅仅是猜想。
(2) 我们只能猜测她的动机
(3) 他猜出了缸里豆子有多少。
(4) 我想他错了
(5) 我让你猜三次。
(6) 我想,他没来是因为父母不让他来。
vocabulary简明 When you don't know the answer but you have to say something, you're taking a guess.
vocabulary扩展 When you don't know the answer on a test, you have to guess. People on game shows guess when they're not sure. There are wild guesses (when you have no idea) and educated guesses (when you have some information to work with). Trying to guess someone's age or weight is usually a bad idea, especially if you guess too old or heavy. If the teacher doesn't show up, you could say, "I guess there's no class today.”
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]猜;猜想;推测 If you guess something, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned.
  [V that]
  [V at n/wh]
  [V n]
  [V wh]
  [V adv]
  [Also V with quote]
  • The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker...

    西装无可挑剔:伍德推测他可能是个相当成功的出版商或银行家。

  • You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure...

    你只能猜测他们忍受着多大的精神痛苦。

  • Paula reached for her camera, guessed distance and exposure, and shot two frames...

    葆拉伸手拿过照相机,估算了一下距离和曝光时间,然后拍了两张照片。

  • Guess what I did for the whole of the first week...

    猜猜我整个第一周都干了些什么。

  • If she guessed wrong, it meant twice as many meetings the following week.

    如果她猜测错误,那就意味着下周的会议要多上一倍。

2
[VERB 动词]猜中;猜对 If you guess that something is the case, you correctly form the opinion that it is the case, although you do not have definite knowledge about it.
  [V that]
  [V wh]
  [V n]
  • By now you will have guessed that I'm back in Ireland...

    你现在应该已经猜出我回到了爱尔兰了。

  • As you've probably guessed, the problem was electrical...

    你们可能已经猜测出来了,这个问题与电有关。

  • He should have guessed what would happen...

    他本该猜到即将发生什么事情。

  • Someone might have guessed our secret and passed it on.

    有人或许已经猜到了我们的秘密并且将其散布开了。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]猜测;猜想 A guess is an attempt to give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned.
  [oft N that]
  • My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero...

    我猜测这些疫苗根本不可能奏效。

  • He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure...

    他给她把过脉,估量了她的血压。

  • Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer.

    噢,我们可以猜一猜答案。

4
[PHRASE 短语]大家都拿不准的事 If you say that something is anyone's guess or anybody's guess, you mean that no-one can be certain about what is really true.
  [v-link PHR]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Just when this will happen is anyone's guess...

    谁也说不准这事什么时候会发生。

  • It's anybody's guess what happened.

    谁也说不清发生了什么事。

5
[PHRASE 短语]凭猜测 You say at a guess to indicate that what you are saying is only an estimate or what you believe to be true, rather than being a definite fact.
  [PHR with cl]
  [vagueness]
  • At a guess he's been dead for two days.

    据猜测,他已死了两天。

6
[PHRASE 短语]我想;我认为 You say I guess to show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying.
  [PHR with cl]
  [vagueness]
  [mainly AM 主美]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • I guess she thought that was pretty smart...

    我想她可能认为那个很漂亮。

  • I guess he's right...

    我认为他是正确的。

  • 'I think you're being paranoid.' — 'Yeah. I guess so.'

    我认为你太多疑了。”——“是啊,我也是这样认为。”

7
[PHRASE 短语]让(人)捉摸不定 If someone keeps you guessing, they do not tell you what you want to know.
  [V inflects]
  • The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end...

    这位作家打算把悲惨结局的悬念一直保留到最后。

  • She was keeping everyone guessing about the latest love in her life.

    她不让任何人知道自己最近的感情生活。

8
[CONVENTION 惯用语]你猜怎么着;想不到吧 You say guess what to draw attention to something exciting, surprising, or interesting that you are about to say.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Guess what, I just got my first part in a movie.

    你猜怎么着,我刚刚得到了自己的第一个电影角色。

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