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

spec•u•late v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to consider or think curiously about (something); suppose, propose, or wonder: [no object; (~ + about/on/upon + object)]The audience is left to speculate on what might happen when the hero returns.[~ + clause]to speculate that an agreement will be reached; They speculated whether the quarrel was serious.
Business to buy or sell goods, property, etc., esp. at risk of a loss, in the hope of making a profit through changes in the market:[no object* (~ + in/on + object)]He lost too much money speculating on the gold market.

spec•u•la•tive adj.
spec•u•la•tor, n. [countable]See -spec-.

spec•u•late v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to engage in thought or reflection;
meditate (often fol. by on, upon, or a clause).
to indulge in conjectural thought.
Businessto engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, esp. to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit.

Latin speculātus, past participle of speculārī to watch over, explore, reconnoiter, derivative of specula watch tower, noun, nominal derivative of specere to look, regard; see -ate¹
1590–1600

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged think, reflect, cogitate.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conjecture, guess, surmise, suppose, theorize.

speculate /ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt/ vb

(when tr, takes a clause as object) to conjecture without knowing the complete facts
(intransitive) to buy or sell securities, property, etc, in the hope of deriving capital gains
(intransitive) to risk loss for the possibility of considerable gain
(intransitive) NZ to make an emergency forward kick of the ball without taking any particular aim

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin speculārī to spy out, from specula a watchtower, from specere to look at

单词	speculate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 spec•u•late /ˈspɛkyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to consider or think curiously about (something); suppose, propose, or wonder: [no object; (~ + about/on/upon + object)]The audience is left to speculate on what might happen when the hero returns.[~ + clause]to speculate that an agreement will be reached; They speculated whether the quarrel was serious. Business to buy or sell goods, property, etc., esp. at risk of a loss, in the hope of making a profit through changes in the market:[no object* (~ + in/on + object)]He lost too much money speculating on the gold market. spec•u•la•tive /ˈspɛkyələtɪv, -ˌleɪ-/USA pronunciation adj. spec•u•la•tor, n. [countable]See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spec•u•late (spek′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often fol. by on, upon, or a clause). to indulge in conjectural thought. Businessto engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, esp. to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit. Latin speculātus, past participle of speculārī to watch over, explore, reconnoiter, derivative of specula watch tower, noun, nominal derivative of specere to look, regard; see -ate¹ 1590–1600 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged think, reflect, cogitate. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conjecture, guess, surmise, suppose, theorize. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: speculate /ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt/ vb (when tr, takes a clause as object) to conjecture without knowing the complete facts (intransitive) to buy or sell securities, property, etc, in the hope of deriving capital gains (intransitive) to risk loss for the possibility of considerable gain (intransitive) NZ to make an emergency forward kick of the ball without taking any particular aim Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin speculārī to spy out, from specula a watchtower, from specere to look at
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