Speculate
[ 'spɛkjə'let ]
第5级
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vt. 思索，猜测，推测;
vi. 投机;推测;思索;
💡 词根助记
specul环顾+ate动词后缀→看准了→思考，投机
📝 例句
One can either hedge or speculate in the spot market for foreign exchange.
人们可以在即期外汇市场上进行套期保值或投机。
I can only speculate that he left willingly.
我看他一定是自愿走的.
I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation.
我不愿意猜测她辞职的原因.
speculate about time and space [on the origin of the universe]
思索有关时间与空间 [宇宙的起源] 的问题
speculate in shares [stocks]
作股票的投机买卖
🌱 联想助记
【记】s-似“美女”,peculate-挪用:美女在挪用公款前得好好思索一下以防被发现
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-spect-表示“看”
常见的变体有-spic-、-spit-
📖 牛津释义
speculate
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tf]
~ (about/on/upon sth) form opinions without having definite or complete knowledge or evidence; guess 思考; 思索; 推断; 推测
speculate about/upon the future 对未来的推想
I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation. 我不愿意猜测她辞职的原因.
I can only speculate that he left willingly. 我看他一定是自愿走的.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) buy and sell goods or stocks and shares in the hope of making a profit through changes in their value, but with the risk of losing money 投机; 做投机买卖
speculate in oil shares 做石油股票的投机买卖
speculating on the stock market 进行证券投机.
🎯 考研助记
spec(看)+u（有)late(晚):看很久- 思索 预测{试图用思维看透某事}
🔁 扩展释义
*['spekjuleit]vi. 深思, 推测, 投机【经】 投机
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📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Just let me wipe your table and then I'll take your order. OK?
让我先吧桌子擦擦再听您点菜好吗？
Annie and her brother were sent to a children's home. There the boy died.
安妮和她的弟弟被送往一家孤儿院。弟弟在孤儿院死了。
What languages did they speak?
他们讲什么语言？