Guess
[ges] or [ɡɛs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an estimate based on little or no information.
(noun.) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
(verb.) guess correctly; solve by guessing; 'He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize'.
(verb.) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; 'I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again'; 'I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong'.
胡安娜校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.
(v. t.) To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive.
(v. t.) To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs.
(v. t.) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
(v. t.) To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed by an objective clause.
(v. i.) To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.
(n.) An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.
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同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. [1]. Conjecture, divine, surmise, suspect, mistrust.[2]. Suppose, think, believe, fancy, imagine, take it, dare say, venture to say.
v. a. Conjecture, divine.
n. Conjecture, surmise, supposition.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Conjecture, surmise, divine, suppose, suspect, fancy, imagine
ANT:Examine, prove, investigate, establish, demonstrate, elaborate, deduce
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解釋/意思:
v.t. to form an opinion on uncertain knowledge: to conjecture to think.—v.i. to judge on uncertain knowledge: to conjecture rightly.—n. judgment or opinion without sufficient evidence or grounds.—adj. Guess′able that may be guessed.—n. Guess′er one who guesses or conjectures.—adv. Guess′ingly by way of conjecture.—n. Guess′work work done by guess: random action.
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例句/造句/用法:
- There is more in it than thou dost guess, Conrade; thy simplicity is no match for this deep abyss of wickedness. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The guess came so near the truth, I could not prevent a suddenly-rising warmth in my face from revealing as much. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Riderhood began to have an air of being better at a guess than Bradley owned to being. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I guess they were all drowned. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- You need be at no loss to guess why, my dear. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- I guess it was satisfactory; we got the money, which was the main point to us. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- But then you know, how should I guess such a thing? 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- There she satand who would have guessed how many tears she had been lately shedding? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- It was something other, deeper, more intricate than he guessed at. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I forget his name; a sort of a lawyer as I guessed, because he would talk about the 'parties' every few minutes. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- But it is not to be wondered at since no enemy guessed the existence upon Barsoom of such a fleet, or even of the First Born, or the Sea of Omean. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- They set up such a cry of despair as they guessed the truth, that Margaret knew not how to bear it. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- He waited a moment, watching me earnestly--watching till he had evidently guessed what was passing in my mind before he resumed. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- You have guessed most infallibly, he replied. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Instead of my being on the defensive, I would be on the offensive; instead of guessing at what he means to do, he would have to guess at my plans. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Well, said Lydgate in a guessing tone, it would take at least a thousand to set me at ease. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- That's not beyond guessing, sir, at any rate, I said. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- A pair of boot lacings, returned Jo, guessing and defeating his purpose. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- We used to play at guessing historical characters at Mrs. Lemon's, but not anatomists. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But there may be pretty good guessing. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I do not pretend to Emma's genius for foretelling and guessing. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- All figures which touch upon sexual subjects are nothing but the roughest guesses. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- They had no knowledge of the past of mankind at all; at best they had a few shrewd guesses. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Ideas, as we have seen, whether they be humble guesses or dignified theories, are anticipations of possible solutions. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- There was no record or legend of any prisoner with those initials, and many fruitless guesses were made what the name could have been. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- One of the main impressions left upon me after knowing Mr. Edison for many years is the marvellous accuracy of his guesses. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Mr. Upton says: One of the main impressions left upon me, after knowing Mr. Edison for many years, is the marvellous accuracy of his guesses. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- I think the Church-rates guesses who I am, and I know the Water-works does, because I drew a tooth of his when I first came down here. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
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