英语词汇“speculate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

speculateverb [ I ]

uk/ˈspek.jə.leɪt/us/ˈspek.jə.leɪt/

speculate verb [ I ] (GUESS)

C2 to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain:

I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating.

A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.

Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.

[ + that ] The newspapers have speculated that they will get married next year.

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It's useless to speculate without more information.
Royal-watchers have once again been speculating on the health of the princess.
Scientists have speculated about the possibility of parallel universes.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Guessing, supposing and suspecting

approximate
as much idiom
call
conjecture
consider
deem
divine
fall
hypothesize
jump
jump to conclusions idiom
mark
mark sb down as sth
misjudge
pluck
presume
smell
surmise
think
think of sth/sb

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speculate verb [ I ] (TRADE)

to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit:

He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets.

The company has been speculating in property for years.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Investing money

backer
backing
capitalize
deposit
endow
financial adviser
invest
investment
inward
mature
microfinance
pay
plough
plough sth into sth
protect
pump sth into sth
punt on sth
put sth up
sink
sink sth into sth

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单词	speculate
释义	Contents verb (2) speculate (GUESS) speculate (TRADE) Contents verb (2) speculate (GUESS) speculate (TRADE) Contents verb (2) speculate (1) speculate (2) English American Business speculateverb [ I ] uk/ˈspek.jə.leɪt/us/ˈspek.jə.leɪt/ speculate verb [ I ] (GUESS) C2 to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash. Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut. [ + that ] The newspapers have speculated that they will get married next year. More examples It's useless to speculate without more information. Royal-watchers have once again been speculating on the health of the princess. Scientists have speculated about the possibility of parallel universes. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Guessing, supposing and suspecting approximate as much idiom call conjecture consider deem divine fall hypothesize jump jump to conclusions idiom mark mark sb down as sth misjudge pluck presume smell surmise think think of sth/sb See more results » speculate verb [ I ] (TRADE) to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit: He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets. The company has been speculating in property for years. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Investing money backer backing capitalize deposit endow financial adviser invest investment inward mature microfinance pay plough plough sth into sth protect pump sth into sth punt on sth *put sth* up sink** sink sth into sth See more results » speculateverb [ I ] us/ˈspek·jəˌleɪt/ speculate verb [ I ] (GUESS) to form opinions about something without having the necessary information or facts; to make guesses: I’m just speculating about what happened. Officials refused to speculate on the cause of the crash. speculate verb [ I ] (TRADE) social studies to buy and sell with the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit: He made his money speculating in the gold and silver markets. speculateverb [ I ] uk/ˈspekjəleɪt/us to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: speculate on/about sth Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the date of the merger. speculate that Currency traders speculated that Japan's central bank might soon buy large amounts of dollars in the hope of preventing the yen from strengthening further FINANCE to buy something hoping that its value will increase and then sell at this higher price in order to make a profit: speculate on/in sth He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets. The company speculates in property.
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