guess
[ges] verb intransitive or transitive
ESSENTIAL
■to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct 猜测；推测；估计•I didn't know the answer, so I had to guess.我不知道答案，所以只好猜了。 •On the last question, she guessed right/wrong.最后一道题目她猜对／错了。 •[+ question word] Guess when this was built.猜一猜这是甚么时候建造的。 •[+ (that)] I guessed (that) she was your sister.我猜她是你妹妹。 •She asked me to guess her age.她让我猜她的年龄。 •I guessed the total amount to be about £50,000.我估计总额约为五万英镑。 ESSENTIAL
■to give the correct answer or make the correct judgment 猜中；猜对；猜到•[+ question word] I bet you can't guess how old he is.我打赌你猜不出他多大了。 •She guessed the answer first time.她第一次就猜中了答案。 •"You've got a new job, haven't you?" "Yes, how did you guess?"“你换新工作了，是吗？”“对呀，你怎么猜出来的？” Guess what? ADVANCED informal
■used before telling someone something interesting or surprising （用来告诉某人有趣或令人惊奇的事情）你猜怎么着?•Guess what? We won the match 4-0.你猜到吗？我们4比0赢了比赛。 I guess informal
■used when you believe something is true or likely but are not certain （表示没有把握）我想，我认为•[+ (that)] I guess (that) things are pretty hard for you now.我想你现在的日子过得不太好吧。
[ges] verb intransitive or transitive
keep sb guessing
■to not tell someone what you are going to do next 让（某人）捉摸不定；让（某人）猜不透
[ges] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs transitive guess at sth
■to try to imagine something when you have little knowledge or experience of it 猜测；推测；想像•There are no photographs of him so we can only guess at what he looked like.没有他的照片，所以我们只能猜测他的长相。
[ges] noun countable
IMPROVER
■an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct 猜测；推测•Go on - have/make/ US take a guess.来啊——猜一猜嘛。 •Both teams made some wild guesses (= ones which were made without much thought) , none of which were right.两个队都是瞎猜一通，没有一个猜对的。 •"What's the time?" "It's about 5 o'clock, at a guess (= without knowing exactly)."“几点了？”“差不多五点吧，我猜的。” ■someone's opinion about something which is formed without any knowledge of the situation 猜想•"I wonder why she's not here." "My guess is that her car has broken down."“我奇怪她为甚么不在这儿。”“我猜她的车抛锚了吧。” be anyone's guess
■If a piece of information is anyone's guess, no one knows it 谁也不知道；谁也拿不准•"So what's going to happen now?" "That's anyone's guess."“那现在又会发生甚么呢？”“那谁知道。”
[ges] noun countable
Your guess is as good as mine. informal
■something you say when you do not know the answer to a question 我跟你一样也不知道•"What's he doing?" "Your guess is as good as mine."“他在做甚么啊？”“我也不知道。” |