Second-guess
[ [?sek?nd'ges] ]
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v. 事后勸告, 預言
?? 牛津釋義
second-guess
v [Tn] (esp US infml 口)
1 comment on or criticize (an action, a decision, etc) after its results have become clear （事後）評論或批評（某行動、 決定等）
It's easy to second-guess the casting of the film, eg say that the wrong actors were chosen. 事後指摘影片選角不當確很容易.
2 make a better guess than (sb) 比（某人）猜得準
The papers have all been trying to second-guess each other about the President's next move. 各報一直在競相猜測總統(tǒng)的下一步行動.
3 guess (what is going to happen) 猜測（要發(fā)生的事）
Don't try to second-guess the outcome. 不要猜測結果.
?? 詞語組成解析
second
['s?k?nd]
n. 秒;瞬間;次貨;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;臨時調派;附議;贊成提案;
sec跟隨+ond=one第一→跟隨第一個之后→第二；秒
guess
[ɡ?s]
vt. 推測;猜測，臆測;猜中;假定，認為;
vi. 猜，猜測;猜對;
n. 猜測;推斷;
??? 情景例句
I love your house on Linden Street.
我喜歡你們家在Linden街的房子。
Knowledge is the antidote to fear.
知識可以解除恐懼。
The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
而老練的職業(yè)走私犯卻使手提箱里藏著500只金表，卻也處之泰然。