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speculate verb
⇨ say 3say3 verb 'Hello!' she said. “喂！”她说。I can't say I blame her. 我不能说是她不对。We'll finish in, let's say, three months. 比方说，三个月我们就能完成。say ♦︎ suppose ♦︎ speculate ♦︎ presume ♦︎ postulate ♦︎ presupposeThese words all mean to suggest or give sth as a possibility, or act as if sth were true even though you have no definite proof. 这些词均表示假定、假设。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to say / suppose / speculate / presume / postulate / presuppose that...◆to suppose / presume / postulate / presuppose the existence of sth◆let's (just) / let us say / suppose (that...)■ say (said, said) [transitive, no passive] (especially spoken) used to give or suggest sth as an example or possibility 比方说；假设◆You could learn the basics in, let's say, three months.比方说，三个月你就可以掌握基本知识。◆Take any writer, say (= for example) Dickens...随便举一个作家为例，比如说狄更斯⋯◆Say you lose your job. What then?假设你丢了工作，那会怎样？■ suppose [transitive] to pretend that sth is true; to imagine what would happen if sth were true 假定；假设；设想◆Suppose all the flights are booked on that day. Which other day could we go?假定那天的航班都订满了，我们还可以哪天走呢？◆Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children.比方说，假设你成家了，还有两个孩子。◆Suppose him dead－what then?假如他死了，那怎么办？■ speculate / /ˈspekjuleɪt/ / [transitive] to form an opinion about sth without knowing all the details or facts 推测；猜测；推断◆Everyone speculated wildly about the reasons for her resignation.大家都胡乱推测她辞职的原因。◆It's useless to speculate why he did it.对于他为什么这样做，妄加猜测一点用也没有。 see also speculation ⇨ speculation , speculative ⇨ supposed ■ presume /prɪˈzjuːm; NAmE prɪˈzuːm/ [transitive] (rather formal) to accept that sth is true until it is shown not to be true, for example in court; to accept sth as true or real and take action on that basis （在法庭上等）推定，假定；假设（作为行事的基础）◆Twelve passengers are missing, presumed dead.有十二名旅客失踪，已推定罹难。◆In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.英国法律规定，一个人在被证明有罪之前推定为无辜。 see also presumption ⇨ speculation , presume ⇨ suppose ■ postulate /ˈpɒstjuleɪt; NAmE ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/ [transitive] (formal) to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis of a theory or argument 假定，假设（以作为理论或论证的基础）◆Some linguists have postulated a change in English pronunciation from around 1600.一些语言学家假定大约从1600年开始英语发音出现了变化。■ presuppose /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz; NAmE ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz/ [transitive] (formal) (of a person) to accept sth as true or real and base your actions on that before it has been proved; (of an argument or reason) to depend on sth else being true in order to exist or be valid （人）姑且认为，假设；（论点或理由）以⋯为前提，依⋯而定◆Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge on the part of the students.教师有时会假定学生有相当高的知识水平。◆This argument presupposes that all children start off life with equal advantages.这个论点的前提是，所有儿童生来都具有同等的优势。 see also presupposition ⇨ speculation |