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

guess v.

to give an opinion about (something) without enough evidence or without knowing for certain if it is true;
hazard: [~ + object]to guess a person's weight.[~ + at]I guessed at the weight of the package.
to give or figure out an answer correctly without knowing for certain: [no object]I guessed and got it right.[~ + object]Somehow I guessed the right answer.[~ + (that) clause]I guessed that the second choice would be correct.
to think, believe, or suppose:[~ + (that) clause]I guess that I can manage alone.

n. [countable]

an opinion that one reaches on the basis of guessing or in the absence of any or sufficient evidence.
the act of forming such an opinion.

guess•er, n. [countable]

guess v.t.

to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully:to guess a person's weight.
to estimate or conjecture about correctly:to guess what a word means.
to think, believe, or suppose:I guess I can get there in time.

v.i.

to form an estimate or conjecture (often fol. by at or about):We guessed at the weight of the package.
to estimate or conjecture correctly.

an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
the act of forming such an opinion:to take a guess at someone's weight.
Dialect Terms, Idioms by guess and by gosh, [Northern U.S.]using a combination of guesswork and reliance on luck;
hit or miss.

Also, by guess and by golly.

Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian gissa, Middle Low German gissen, Middle Dutch gessen, Old Norse geta; (noun, nominal) Middle English gesse, derivative of the verb, verbal See get
(verb, verbal) Middle English gessen, perh. 1300–50

guess′a•ble, adj.
guess′er, n.
guess′ing•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hazard.
1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Guess, guess at, conjecture, surmise imply attempting to form an opinion as to the probable. To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, wholly or partly by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question:to guess the outcome of a game.Guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing:to guess at the solution of a crime.To conjecture is to make inferences in the absence of sufficient evidence to establish certainty:to conjecture the circumstances of the crime.Surmise implies making an intuitive conjecture that may or may not be correct:to surmise the motives that led to it.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fancy, imagine.
6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged supposition.

3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged know.

guess /ɡɛs/ vb (when tr, may take a clause as object)

when intr, often followed by at or about: to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information: guess what we're having for dinner
to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessing
informal chiefly US Canadian to believe, think, or suppose (something): I guess I'll go now

an estimate or conclusion arrived at by guessing: a bad guess
the act of guessing

Etymology: 13th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish gissa, Old Danish gitse, Middle Dutch gissen; see get

ˈguesser n

单词	guess
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 guess /gɛs/USA pronunciation v. to give an opinion about (something) without enough evidence or without knowing for certain if it is true; hazard: [~ + object]to guess a person's weight.[~ + at]I guessed at the weight of the package. to give or figure out an answer correctly without knowing for certain: [no object]I guessed and got it right.[~ + object]Somehow I guessed the right answer.[~ + (that) clause]I guessed that the second choice would be correct. to think, believe, or suppose:[~ + (that) clause]I guess that I can manage alone. n. [countable] an opinion that one reaches on the basis of guessing or in the absence of any or sufficient evidence. the act of forming such an opinion. guess•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 guess (ges),USA pronunciation v.t. to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully:to guess a person's weight. to estimate or conjecture about correctly:to guess what a word means. to think, believe, or suppose:I guess I can get there in time. v.i. to form an estimate or conjecture (often fol. by at or about):We guessed at the weight of the package. to estimate or conjecture correctly. n. an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever. the act of forming such an opinion:to take a guess at someone's weight. Dialect Terms, Idioms by guess and by gosh, [Northern U.S.]using a combination of guesswork and reliance on luck; hit or miss. `Also, by guess and by golly.` Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian gissa, Middle Low German gissen, Middle Dutch gessen, Old Norse geta; (noun, nominal) Middle English gesse, derivative of the verb, verbal See get (verb, verbal) Middle English gessen, perh. 1300–50 guess′a•ble, adj. guess′er, n. guess′ing•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hazard. 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Guess, guess at, conjecture, surmise imply attempting to form an opinion as to the probable. To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, wholly or partly by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question:to guess the outcome of a game.Guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing:to guess at the solution of a crime.To conjecture is to make inferences in the absence of sufficient evidence to establish certainty:to conjecture the circumstances of the crime.Surmise implies making an intuitive conjecture that may or may not be correct:to surmise the motives that led to it. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fancy, imagine. 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged supposition. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged know. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: guess /ɡɛs/ vb (when tr, may take a clause as object) when intr, often followed by at or about: to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information: guess what we're having for dinner to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessing informal chiefly US Canadian to believe, think, or suppose (something): I guess I'll go now n an estimate or conclusion arrived at by guessing: a bad guess the act of guessing Etymology: 13th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish gissa, Old Danish gitse, Middle Dutch gissen; see get ˈguesser n
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