英语词汇“guess”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

guess

例句

verb | noun

guessguess1 /ges/ verb ► guess

to answer a question or decide something when you are not sure if you are right:

I didn't know all the answers on the test, so I had to guess some of them.

Did Lena say she was pregnant, or are you just guessing?

► take a guess also make a guess

take a guess means the same as guess but sounds slightly more informal:

How old do you think I am? Take a guess.

I can't even make a guess about who will win the election.

► estimate AWL

to make a guess about a number or amount based on the information you know:

Police estimate that there were over 10,000 people at the march.

► underestimate AWL

to think that something is smaller, cheaper, less important, or easier than it really is:

We underestimated how long it would take to get there, so we were late.

► overestimate AWL

to think that something is bigger, longer, harder, or more important than it really is:

They overestimated the number of people who would come, so they had way too much food.

Are scientists overestimating the importance of climate change, or will it really have a big effect on our lives?

► speculate (formal)

to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts:

People are always speculating about what the president will do, but no one really knows.

verb | noun

guessguess2 /ges/ noun ► guess

an attempt to answer a question or decide something when you are not sure if you are right:

She got my age right on the first guess.

Who do you think I saw today? I'll give you three guesses.

► estimate AWL

a guess about the number or amount of something that you make by using information that you know:

We need an estimate of the number of people who will come, even if it's not exact.

The estimate for the car repair was $650, but it actually cost a little more.

► speculation (formal)

the act of guessing about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts:

There has been a lot of speculation about why the mayor resigned, but nobody really knows.

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