单词 | guess |
释义 | guess v. & n. --v   1. tr. (often absol.) estimate without calculation or measurement, or on the basis of inadequate data.   2. tr. (often foll. by that etc. + clause, or to + infin.) form a hypothesis or opinion about; conjecture; think likely (cannot guess how you did it; guess them to be Italian).   3. tr. conjecture or estimate correctly by guessing (you have to guess the weight).   4. intr. (foll. by at) make a conjecture about. --n an estimate or conjecture reached by guessing. Phrases and idioms anybody's (or anyone's) guess something very vague or difficult to determine. I guess colloq. I think it likely; I suppose. keep a person guessing colloq. withhold information. Derivatives guessable adj. guesser n. Etymology: ME gesse, of uncert. orig.: cf. OSw. gissa, MLG, MDu. gissen: f. the root of GET v. |
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