guess

英 [ɡes]

美 [ɡes]

v.  猜测; 估计; 猜对; 猜中; 猜到; 想; 以为
n.  猜测; 猜想

过去式：guessed　过去分词：guessed　现在分词：guessing　复数：guesses　第三人称单数：guesses　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2218 / COCA.862

同义词辨析

guessdivine【导航词义：猜测】

习惯用语

v.

keep sb guessing
• 让某人捉摸不定（或猜不透）
  to not tell sb about your plans or what is going to happen next
• It's the kind of book that keeps you guessing right to the end.
  这种书让你不看到最后都猜不透。

n.

anybody's/anyone's guess
• 谁也拿不准的事
  something that nobody can be certain about
• What will happen next is anybody's guess.
  下一步会发生什么事，谁也说不准。
your guess is as good as mine
• 我和你一样不知道；我和你一样心中无数
  used to tell sb that you do not know any more about a subject than the person that you are talking to does
• ‘Who's going to win?’ ‘Your guess is as good as mine.’
  “谁会赢？”“我和你一样不知道。”
an educated guess
• 基于一定知识的猜测
  a guess that is based on some degree of knowledge, and is therefore likely to be correct

牛津词典

verb

• 猜测；估计
  to try and give an answer or make a judgement about sth without being sure of all the facts
  1. I don't really know. I'm just guessing.
     我并不知道，我只是猜测。
  2. We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.
     对她离去的原因我们只能猜测。
  3. He guessed right/wrong .
     他猜对 / 错了。
  4. I'd guess that she's about 30.
     我估计她大约30岁。
  5. Can you guess where I've been?
     你能猜出我去什么地方了吗？
  6. Can you guess his age?
     你能猜出他的年龄吗？
• 猜对；猜中；猜到
  to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts
  1. She guessed the answer straight away.
     她一下子就猜中了答案。
  2. You'll never guess what she told me.
     你永远猜不到她对我说了什么。
  3. You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful.
     你怎么也猜不到她有难以解决的问题。她总是那么乐观。
• 想；以为
  to suppose that sth is true or likely
  1. I guess (that) you'll be looking for a new job now.
     我想你现在要找新工作了吧。
  2. ‘He didn't see me, I guess.’
     “我想他没看见我。”
  3. ‘Are you ready to go?’ ‘Yeah, I guess so .’
     “你准备好出发了吗？”“是的，我想可以了。”
  4. ‘They aren't coming, then?’ ‘I guess not.’
     “这么说，他们不来了？”“我想是吧。”
• （引出令人惊奇或激动的事）你猜
  used to show that you are going to say sth surprising or exciting
  1. Guess what! He's asked me out!
     你猜怎么着！他约我出去了！
  2. Guess who I've just seen!
     你猜我刚才见到谁了！

noun

• 猜测；猜想
  an attempt to give an answer or an opinion when you cannot be certain if you are right
  1. to have/make a guess (at sth)
     （对某事）作猜测
  2. to take a guess
     推测
  3. Go on! Have a guess!
     来呀！猜猜看！
  4. The article is based on guesses about what might happen in the future.
     这篇文章的依据是对未来可能发生什么事情的猜测。
  5. They might be here by 3─but that's just a rough guess (= not exact) .
     他们可能3点钟到——不过这只是一个大致的猜测。
  6. My guess is that we won't hear from him again.
     我想我们再不会收到他的消息了。
  7. At a guess , there were forty people at the party.
     估计有四十人参加了聚会。
  8. If I might hazard a guess , I'd say she was about thirty.
     让我来猜的话，我说她大约三十岁。
  9. Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you three guesses .
     你猜我昨天碰到谁了？我让你猜三次。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 猜；猜想；推测
  If youguesssomething, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned.
  1. The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker...
     西装无可挑剔：伍德推测他可能是个相当成功的出版商或银行家。
  2. You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure...
     你只能猜测他们忍受着多大的精神痛苦。
  3. Paula reached for her camera, guessed distance and exposure, and shot two frames...
     葆拉伸手拿过照相机，估算了一下距离和曝光时间，然后拍了两张照片。
  4. Guess what I did for the whole of the first week...
     猜猜我整个第一周都干了些什么。
  5. If she guessed wrong, it meant twice as many meetings the following week.
     如果她猜测错误，那就意味着下周的会议要多上一倍。
• VERB 猜中；猜对
  If youguess thatsomething is the case, you correctly form the opinion that it is the case, although you do not have definite knowledge about it.
  1. By now you will have guessed that I'm back in Ireland...
     你现在应该已经猜出我回到了爱尔兰了。
  2. As you've probably guessed, the problem was electrical...
     你们可能已经猜测出来了，这个问题与电有关。
  3. He should have guessed what would happen...
     他本该猜到即将发生什么事情。
  4. Someone might have guessed our secret and passed it on.
     有人或许已经猜到了我们的秘密并且将其散布开了。
• N-COUNT 猜测；猜想
  Aguessis an attempt to give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned.
  1. My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero...
     我猜测这些疫苗根本不可能奏效。
  2. He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure...
     他给她把过脉，估量了她的血压。
  3. Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer.
     噢，我们可以猜一猜答案。
• PHRASE 大家都拿不准的事
  If you say that something isanyone's guessoranybody's guess, you mean that no-one can be certain about what is really true.
  1. Just when this will happen is anyone's guess...
     谁也说不准这事什么时候会发生。
  2. It's anybody's guess what happened.
     谁也说不清发生了什么事。
• PHRASE 凭猜测
  You sayat a guessto indicate that what you are saying is only an estimate or what you believe to be true, rather than being a definite fact.
  1. At a guess he's been dead for two days.
     据猜测，他已死了两天。
• PHRASE 我想；我认为
  You sayI guessto show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying.
  1. I guess she thought that was pretty smart...
     我想她可能认为那个很漂亮。
  2. I guess he's right...
     我认为他是正确的。
  3. 'I think you're being paranoid.' — 'Yeah. I guess so.'
     我认为你太多疑了。”——“是啊，我也是这样认为。”
• PHRASE 让（人）捉摸不定
  If someonekeepsyouguessing, they do not tell you what you want to know.
  1. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end...
     这位作家打算把悲惨结局的悬念一直保留到最后。
  2. She was keeping everyone guessing about the latest love in her life.
     她不让任何人知道自己最近的感情生活。
• CONVENTION 你猜怎么着；想不到吧
  You sayguess whatto draw attention to something exciting, surprising, or interesting that you are about to say.
  1. Guess what, I just got my first part in a movie.
     你猜怎么着，我刚刚得到了自己的第一个电影角色。

英英释义

noun

• an estimate based on little or no information
  Synonym:guessworkguessingshotdead reckoning
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  Synonym:conjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculationhypothesis

verb

• expect, believe, or suppose
  1. I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
  2. I thought to find her in a bad state
  3. he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
  4. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
  Synonym:thinkopinesupposeimaginereckon
• guess correctly
  1. He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize
  Synonym:infer
• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  1. I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
  Synonym:estimategaugeapproximatejudge
• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
  1. I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
  2. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
  Synonym:venturepretendhazard

双语例句

• She was keeping everyone guessing about the latest love in her life.
  她不让任何人知道自己最近的感情生活。
• Guess what I did for the whole of the first week
  猜猜我整个第一周都干了些什么。
• The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker
  西装无可挑剔：伍德推测他可能是个相当成功的出版商或银行家。
• The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end
  这位作家打算把悲惨结局的悬念一直保留到最后。
• 'I think you're being paranoid.' — 'Yeah. I guess so.'
  我认为你太多疑了。”——“是啊，我也是这样认为。”
• I expect you can guess what follows
  我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。
• I guess we've already talked about this but I'll ask you again just in case.
  我想我们已经谈过这个问题了，不过为了以防万一，我再问你一次。
• He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure
  他给她把过脉，估量了她的血压。
• If she guessed wrong, it meant twice as many meetings the following week.
  如果她猜测错误，那就意味着下周的会议要多上一倍。
• If the worst comes to the worst I guess I can always ring Jean
  到了一筹莫展的时候，我想我总还是能给琼打电话。