单词 | reckon |
释义 | reckon (rekən ) Word forms: reckons , reckoning , reckoned 1. verb B2 If you reckon that something is true, you think that it is true. [informal] Toni reckoned that it must be about three o'clock. [VERB that] He reckoned he was still fond of her. [VERB that] Synonyms: think, believe, suppose, imagine 2. verb [usually passive] B2 If you say that something is reckoned to be true, you mean that people think that it is true. [informal] The sale has been held up because the price is reckoned to be too high. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] Synonyms: consider, hold, rate, account 3. verb If you say that someone reckons to do something, you mean that they expect to do it. [informal] The merged banks reckon to raise 4 billion dollars of new equity next year. [VERB to-infinitive] Police officers on the case are reckoning to charge someone very shortly. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: expect, hope, anticipate 4. verb [usually passive] If something is reckoned to be a particular figure, it is calculated to be roughly that amount. The star's surface temperature is reckoned to be minus 75 degrees Celsius. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] A proportion of the research, which I reckoned at about 30 percent, was basic research. [VERB noun + at] Phrasal verbs: reckon on phrasal verb If you reckon on something, you feel certain that it will happen and are therefore prepared for it. They planned a family without reckoning on the small fortune it would cost. [V-ing P] He reckons on being world heavyweight champion. [V P n/-ing (not pron), VERB PARTICLE verb-ing] reckon with 1. phrasal verb If you say that you had not reckoned with something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it. Giles had not reckoned with the strength of Sally's feelings for him. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See to be reckoned with reckon without phrasal verb If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it. I thought that it would take a day to reach Chengdu but I had reckoned without landslides. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Translations: Chinese: 猜想 Japanese: 判断する |
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