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guess

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guess1 /ɡes/ ●●● S1 W3 verb
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]GUESS to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct 猜，猜測
I’d say he’s around 50, but I’m only guessing.
我想他50歲左右，不過也只是猜測。
guess right/correctly/wrong
If you guess correctly, you have another turn.
如果猜對了，還會有一次機會。
guess what/who/how etc
You can guess what happened next.
你可以猜猜接下來發生了什麽。
guess at
We can only guess at the cause of the crash.
我們只能猜測這次撞車事故的原因。
What star sign are you? No, let me guess.
你是什麽星座的？别說，讓我來猜猜看。
difficult/hard/easy etc to guess
It’s hard to guess his age because he dyes his hair.
他的年齡不好猜，因爲他染了頭發。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to realize that something is true even though you do not know for certain 猜對，猜中，猜出
guess (that)
I guessed that you must be related because you look so similar.
我猜你們肯定是親戚，你們長得這麽像。
guess from
I guessed from his expression that he already knew about the accident.
我從他的表情猜得出來，他已經知道出事了。
Can you guess the identity of this week’s special guest?
你們猜得出本周的特邀嘉賓是誰嗎？
3  keep somebody guessing GUESSto make someone feel excited or not sure about what will happen next 〔不告訴某人下一步將發生什麽〕讓某人捉摸不定
a thriller that keeps audiences guessing
懸念叠起的驚險影片
Examples from the Corpus
keep somebody guessing• Our supervisor likes to keep everyone guessing.
4  I guess spoken
a) used to say that you think something is true or likely, although you are not sure 我想，我認爲
His light’s on, so I guess he’s still up.
他的燈亮着，所以我猜他還沒睡。
b) used to say that you will do something even though you do not really want to 我想〔表示打算做某事〕
I’m tired, so I guess I’ll stay home tonight.
我累了，所以我想今晚待在家裏。
Examples from the Corpus
I guess• Slim was gone-to Montana, I guess.• Well fifteen, half an hour and then a break, I guess.• You could add something about the hurricane, I guess.• Rob just got tired of living with her, I guess.• They live somewhere between Saginaw and Lansing, I guess.• I did not know the name, but I guessed at once who she was.• His light's on, so I guess he's still up.• I guess his dad had to work two jobs when they were little.• I guess how each one I guess.• I guess I'll stay home tonight.• From the shape of its lights I guessed it was one of the small Peugeots.• "Is the truck safe to drive now?" "I guess so."• I guess this is the best way to do it.• I am weary. I guess you read one porno magazine and the second one is just the same.
5  I guess so/not spoken used to agree or disagree with a statement or question 我想是的/我想不是
‘You’re one lucky guy.’ ‘I guess so.’
“你是個幸運的家夥。”“我想是的。”
‘I don’t really have any choice, do I?’ ‘I guess not.’
“我其實沒有任何選擇，是不是？”“我想是的。”
Examples from the Corpus
I guess so/not• "She wasn't happy?" "I guess not."• Dope, is it? I guess so.
6  guess what/you’ll never guess who/what etc spokenGUESS used before you tell someone something that will surprise them 猜猜看/你永遠也猜不出是誰/是什麽等
Guess what! Bradley’s resigned.
你猜怎麽着，布拉德利辭職了。
You’ll never guess who I saw today.
你永遠也猜不出我今天見到誰了。
→ second-guess
Examples from the Corpus
guess• "Are you Dan's brother?'' "Yes, how did you guess?''• "Don't tell me - you got the job." "How'd you guess?"• You should have come to Ward or me the minute you suspected it, instead of fooling around guessing.• Are you sure Linda's pregnant, or are you just guessing?• We can only guess at the cause of the crash.• I'm only guessing, but I should think their house is worth over a million.• Perhaps you can guess exactly where I fell that night.• No prizes either for guessing his four-legged friend is named after a famous Liverpool manager.• I guess how each one I guess.• Guess how much I paid for this watch!• I guess I was doing the best I could with the knowledge I had.• Which hand have I got the chocolate in? If you guess right you can have it.• He guessed she was about 30.• I didn't know all the answers so I just had to guess some of them.• She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers.• Sally guessed that he had been drinking for most of the afternoon.• From their behaviour it was easy to guess that they were married.• Detectives guess the attacker must be aged from 25 - 30.• Already he's guessing the colour of her toothbrush.• Luckily, I guessed the right answer and won the prize!• They had already guessed the truth about their son's disappearance.• Guy looked at her face, and guessed what she was thinking.• Guess who I saw in town yesterday.• And I guess, yeah, we could stand to read more.
difficult/hard/easy etc to guess• It then turns into a mystery with an outcome much too easy to guess.• Say, how did Prudence come by her fortune? Hard to guess, quite a question.• It was easy to guess that last evening's walk had not been a success.• It was not difficult to guess the direction his thoughts were taking.• It's hardly difficult to guess the sequence of events immediately after he'd quietly inserted his key in the Yale lock.• Consultants rely heavily on focus groups be-cause it is difficult to guess what audiences will like or hate.• He knew every inflection of the marquis's voice and it wasn't hard to guess what had happened.
guess (that)• In her mid-twenties, I'd guess.• I guess he thought that I knew all about it, since I lived here.• Yet my guess is that after yesterday Hick will prevail for several reasons.• The habitat I refer to, as you may have guessed, is the garden.• Then she heard an outer door close, and guessed that refreshment had been delivered.• It had been a lucky guess, that was all.• Have them notice the position of the eyes on various animals and ask them to guess the reasons for the differences.• I would never have guessed they were a couple.• I bet you've got a shrewd guess what's in it.
guess2 ●●● S3 noun [countableC]
1  GUESSan attempt to answer a question or make a judgment when you are not sure whether you will be correct 猜測
I’d say she’s about 35, but that’s only a guess.
我說她大約35歲，不過那只是猜測。
2  be anybody’s guess NOT KNOWto be something that no one knows 誰也不知道，誰也拿不準
What she’s going to do with her life now is anybody’s guess.
現在她打算怎麽生活誰也不知道。
Examples from the Corpus
be anybody’s guess• It's anybody's guess where he's disappeared to.• Disenfranchised voters are believed to number at least 100,000 - though why the lenders want their business is anybody's guess.• And how many days and weeks and years made up a duration was anybody's guess.• Which came first is anybody's guess, but the two are now working together to make the patient even more ill.• It is anybody's guess as to how the sale will fare.• Whether the idea will catch on is anybody's guess.• How often, when and where women-only units would see active service is anybody's guess.• What the Spice Girls' eight-year-old girl fans make of this is anybody's guess.• Strangely, what may happen at the taking of the sample itself seems to be anybody's guess.
3. your guess is as good as mine spokenDON'T CARE used to tell someone that you do not know any more than they do about something 我跟你一樣不知道
Examples from the Corpus
your guess is as good as mine• "When's the next bus coming?" "Your guess is as good as mine."• "Who do you think will win the World Cup?" "Your guess is as good as mine."
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make a guess 作猜測
5Most farmers can make a good guess at what the weather will be like.
大多數農民都能對天氣情況猜個八九不離十。
nI didn't know the answer to question 7, so I just had to make a guess.
have a guess British EnglishBrE, take a guess American EnglishAmE: 猜一猜
Go on, have a guess at how much it cost.
來吧，猜猜它是多少錢買的。
nTake a guess. How many people do you think showed up?
hazard a guess (=guess something, when you feel very uncertain) 貿然猜測
No one at this stage is prepared to hazard a guess about the outcome of the elections.
這一階段沒人敢貿然猜測選舉的結果。
adjectives
a rough guess (=one that is not exact) 粗略的猜測
This is just a rough guess, but I think it would cost about $50.
只是大致猜一下，我想它在50元左右。
a wild guess (=one made without much thought or information) 胡亂的猜測
I made a wild guess and I got the answer right first time.
我瞎猜了一下，一次就猜對了。
a lucky guess 幸運的猜測
‘How did you know?’ ‘It was just a lucky guess.’
“你是怎麽知道的？”“只是運氣好猜中的。”
a good guess (=one that is likely to be right) 準確的猜測
I'm not sure how old she is, but I can make a good guess!
我不知道她的年齡，但可以猜個差不離！
somebody’s best guess (=one that you think is most likely to be right) 某人最好的猜測
nMy best guess is that it will take around six months.
an educated/informed guess (=a guess based on things that you know are correct) 有根據的猜測
nStockbrokers try to make educated guesses as to which stocks will do well.
nan intelligent guess
Analysis of the archaeological site will help us make an intelligent guess as to what it was used for.
nan inspired guess (=a very good guess that you make suddenly)
It’s hard to believe he got that right with just an inspired guess.
phrases
my guess is (that) 我的猜測是
My guess is there won’t be many people there.
我猜那裏不會有許多人。
at a guess British EnglishBrE (=used when saying that you are making a guess) 據猜測
I'd say it was built around the turn of the century, at a guess.
據猜測，它大約建於世紀之初。
I’ll give you three guesses (=used to tell someone that it should be easy for them to guess the answer to their question) 我讓你猜三次〔用於表示很容易猜中〕
n‘Where is he?’ ‘I’ll give you three guesses.’
Examples from the Corpus
guess• I'm not sure why she left him, but I think I can make a guess.• This is only a guess, but I think Barbara might have gone to Jan's house.• "Did Cindy tell you that she's sold the business?" "No, it was just an educated guess."• "When was the house built - about 1600?" "That's a good guess - it was 1624."• I didn't really know the answer. It was just a lucky guess.• The reporters could not tell whether this was because Kalmbach was a lucky guess or a ridiculous one.• It is anybody's guess as to how the sale will fare.• What happens to Mr Mandelson next is anyone's guess.• And those guesses will come more from our own sense of meaning and beauty than the actual beliefs of the cave artists.• "Who's her new boyfriend then?" "I'll give you three guesses!''• I'll give you three guesses.• Your guess is as good as mine.
Origin guess1
(1200-1300) Probably from a Scandinavian language

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