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speculate

英 /ˈspekjuleɪt/  美 /ˈspekjəleɪt/
  • v. 推测;猜测Form ideas about something without having enough evidence.
  • v. 投机买卖Buy and sell assets hoping to profit from price changes.

We can only speculate about what caused the delay.

我们只能猜测延误的原因。

Researchers speculate that changing work patterns could reduce traffic congestion in major urban centres.

研究人员推测,工作模式的改变可能缓解大城市中心的交通拥堵。

搭配

speculate about the cause 推测原因speculate that 推测……speculate in property 炒作房地产

辨析提示

推测常接about或that从句;投机领域用in。

词族

speculation (n.)、speculative (adj.)、speculator (n.)

近义 conjecture

思维英语词汇CEFR B2

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