speculate
/ˈspekjuleɪt/ · /ˈspekjəleɪt/
CEFR level B2Topic ThinkingWord #3574 in the learning path
推测；猜测
Definitions
v. Form ideas about something without having enough evidence.
推测；猜测
v. Buy and sell assets hoping to profit from price changes.
投机买卖
Example
We can only speculate about what caused the delay.
我们只能猜测延误的原因。
Researchers speculate that changing work patterns could reduce traffic congestion in major urban centres.
研究人员推测，工作模式的改变可能缓解大城市中心的交通拥堵。
Collocations
- speculate about the cause
- speculate that
- speculate in property
Word family
- speculation (n.)
- speculative (adj.)
- speculator (n.)
Synonyms
- conjecture
Usage tip
推测常接about或that从句；投机领域用in。
FAQ
- What does speculate mean?
- Form ideas about something without having enough evidence. Buy and sell assets hoping to profit from price changes.
- How is speculate pronounced?
- UK /ˈspekjuleɪt/, US /ˈspekjəleɪt/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.
