guess

/ɡes/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

猜测；猜出；猜测；猜想

释义与例句

v. 猜测；猜出
to give an answer or form an opinion without having enough information to be certain
  1. Can you guess how much this painting is worth?
    你能猜出这幅画值多少钱吗？
  2. I guessed from her expression that something was wrong.
    我从她的表情猜出有点不对劲。
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  1. He guessed the answer correctly on his first attempt.
    他第一次就猜对了答案。
n. 猜测；猜想
an attempt to give an answer or opinion when you do not know whether it is correct
  1. If you do not know the answer, make a guess.
    如果不知道答案，就猜一猜。
  2. My guess is that the delay was caused by bad weather.
    我猜延误是由恶劣天气造成的。
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  1. The final cost is anyone's guess at this stage.
    在现阶段，谁也说不准最终成本是多少。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 guess 可作动词或可数名词；make a guess 表示“猜一猜”，estimate 则通常更有数据依据。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • guesswork 猜测；推测
    不可数名词，指缺乏可靠信息时所作的推测，常用于 rely on guesswork 或 eliminate guesswork。
同义词
  • estimate 估计；估算
    guess 强调信息不足、没有把握；estimate 通常根据已有数据、经验或计算作出较为有依据的估计，尤其常用于数量、费用和时间。
    Experts estimate that the repairs will cost about two million pounds. 专家估计修理费用约为两百万英镑。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • suppose 认为；假定；猜想
    guess 是试图猜出未知答案，常可用对错来检验；suppose 更常表示不太确定地认为、委婉提出建议，或在论证中暂时假定某事成立。
    I suppose we could take the earlier train instead. 我想我们可以改乘早一班火车。
常见搭配
  • make a guess 猜一猜
    Based on the evidence available, we can only make a guess. 根据现有证据，我们只能作出猜测。
  • guess correctly 猜对
    Only two contestants guessed correctly and won a prize. 只有两名选手猜对并赢得了奖品。
  • wild guess 胡乱猜测
    Without any sales data, that figure is just a wild guess. 没有任何销售数据，那个数字只是胡乱猜测。