guess
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they guess | |
| he / she / it guesses | |
| past simple guessed | |
| past participle guessed | |
| -ing form guessing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to try and give an answer or make a judgement about something without being sure of all the facts 猜测；估计 I don't really know. I'm just guessing. 我并不知道，我只是猜测。 - guess at something
We can only guess at her reasons for leaving. 对她离去的原因我们只能猜测。 - guess + adv.
He guessed right/wrong. 他猜对／错了。 - guess (that)…
I'd guess that she's about 30. 我估计她大约 30 岁。 - guess where, who, etc…
Can you guess where I've been? 你能猜出我去什么地方了吗？ - guess something
Can you guess his age? 你能猜出他的年龄吗？
Express Yourself SpeculatingSpeculating 作出推测 In some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case: 考试中有时需要谈论图画内容并据此就其情境或更广泛的问题作出推测，可使用以下表达方式： I think it's likely that these people know each other. 我认为这些人可能彼此认识。
I imagine she's his wife. 我猜她是他的妻子。
They might/may/could be related. 他们可能有亲属关系。
I would think/imagine/guess they've been waiting for some time. 我猜他们已经等了一段时间。
I guess that the car has broken down. 我猜是车抛锚了。
I think this has probably happened before. 我觉得这事很可能以前发生过。
It looks to me as though the woman is very angry. 我看这女人好像很生气。
Perhaps/Probably/Possibly/It may be that/Maybe there has been an accident. 可能出了事故。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1, Doubt, guessing and certaintya1I was only guessing at her age. 我只是在猜测她的年龄。 If you think I'm lying, well guess again. 如果你认为我撒谎，那你就错了。 That's not the answer. Guess again. 答案不正确。再猜一次。 We can only guess how fast a dinosaur might have run. 我们只能猜测恐龙能跑多快。 What star sign are you? No, let me guess. 你是哪个星座的？别说，让我猜一下。 We can't begin to guess his reasons. 我们真猜不出他的理由是什么。 What did you get her for Christmas? Let me guess. 你圣诞节送了她什么？让我猜一下。 How old do you think I am? Go on, guess! 你认为我多大？来吧，猜猜看！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- correctly
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- can
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- try to
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- at
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- might have guessed
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- [transitive, intransitive]
to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts 猜对；猜中；猜到 - guess something
She guessed the answer straight away. 她一下子就猜中了答案。 - guess what, where, etc…
You'll never guess what she told me. 你永远猜不到她对我说了什么。 - guess (that)…
You would never guess (that) she had problems. She’s always so cheerful. 你怎么也猜不到她有难以解决的问题。她总是那么乐观。 So it was Rob who broke the window? I might have guessed! 这么说是罗布打碎了窗玻璃？我早就应该猜到的！ If I had to guess, I'd say she was the one responsible for this. 如果让我猜的话，我会说她应该为此负责。
Extra ExamplesIf you haven't already guessed, I'm going out with Steve. 你不知道吧，我要和史蒂夫一起出去。 It's not hard to guess where they went. 不难猜到他们去了哪里。 Jane had guessed wrong about who was responsible for the fire. 简没有猜对谁该对这场火灾负责。 She guessed from his expression that he had not won. 她从他的表情推测出他没赢。 You'll never guess who I saw yesterday! 你永远猜不到我昨天见到了谁！ an easily guessed password 容易猜对的字谜 I guessed from John's expression that something was badly wrong. 从约翰的表情看，我猜测发生了严重问题。 I guessed, rightly, that the keys would be under the doormat. 我猜对了，钥匙在门垫下面。 If you can guess my age, I'll buy you a drink! 如果你能猜出我的年龄，我请你喝一杯！ It's not hard to guess who he's gone to see. 不难猜到他去见谁了。 You'll never guess where they've gone. 你绝对猜不到他们去哪儿了。 You can probably guess how she reacted! 你或许可以料想到她的反应！ It's impossible to guess what they might have been feeling. 不可能猜测他们可能会有什么感觉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
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- can
- can only
- try to
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- at
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- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
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- guess something
- guess…![transitive] guess what, who, etc…
used to show that you are going to say something surprising or exciting （引出令人惊奇或激动的事）你猜 Extra ExamplesGuess how long it took me to get here. 猜猜我花了多长时间来到这里。 Guess who's here! 猜猜看谁在这儿！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
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- can
- can only
- try to
- …
- at
- from
- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
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- I guess[transitive, intransitive] guess (that)… (informal)
to suppose that something is true or likely 想；以为 I guess (that) you’ll be looking for a new job now. 我想你现在要找新工作了吧。 I guess I'm just lucky. 我认为我只是幸运而已。 He didn't see me, I guess. “我想他没看见我。” ‘Are you ready to go?’ ‘Yeah, I guess so.’ “你准备好出发了吗？” “是的，应该可以了。” ‘They aren't coming, then?’ ‘I guess not.’ “这么说，他们不来了？” “我想是吧。”
Extra Examples‘Do you really love her?’ ‘I guess so.’ “你真的爱她吗，”。“我想是的，”。 ‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘I guess so.’ “你和我们一起去吗，”。“我想是的，”。 ‘Can I have another cookie?’ ‘I guess so, but that's the last one.’ “我能再吃块曲奇饼吗？”“行吧，不过这是最后一块。” I guess you're mad at me. 我猜你在生我的气。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
- …
- can
- can only
- try to
- …
- at
- from
- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
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Word OriginMiddle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch gissen, and probably related to get.