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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Fierce wars between Native Americans and European settlers broke out.
美洲土著人和欧洲殖民者之间发生了激烈的战争。
But why did white people want to catch Africans and put them in chains?
但是为什么白人要把非洲人抓起来，戴上镣铐呢？
When the bees came back to the hive, Von Frisch saw a curious sight.
当蜜蜂返回蜂箱时，冯·弗里施看到一个奇特的现象。