Speculate
[ 'sp?kj?'let ]
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vt. 思索，猜測，推測;
vi. 投機;推測;思索;
?? 詞根助記
specul環顧+ate動詞后綴→看準了→思考，投機
?? 例句
One can either hedge or speculate in the spot market for foreign exchange.
人們可以在即期外匯市場上進行套期保值或投機。
I can only speculate that he left willingly.
我看他一定是自愿走的.
I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation.
我不愿意猜測她辭職的原因.
speculate about time and space [on the origin of the universe]
思索有關時間與空間 [宇宙的起源] 的問題
speculate in shares [stocks]
作股票的投機買賣
?? 聯想助記
【記】s-似“美女”,peculate-挪用:美女在挪用公款前得好好思索一下以防被發現
? 同義詞
?? 詞根
-spect-表示“看”
常見的變體有-spic-、-spit-
?? 牛津釋義
speculate
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tf]
~ (about/on/upon sth) form opinions without having definite or complete knowledge or evidence; guess 思考; 思索; 推斷; 推測
speculate about/upon the future 對未來的推想
I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation. 我不愿意猜測她辭職的原因.
I can only speculate that he left willingly. 我看他一定是自愿走的.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) buy and sell goods or stocks and shares in the hope of making a profit through changes in their value, but with the risk of losing money 投機; 做投機買賣
speculate in oil shares 做石油股票的投機買賣
speculating on the stock market 進行證券投機.
?? 考研助記
spec(看)+u（有)late(晚):看很久- 思索 預測{試圖用思維看透某事}
?? 擴展釋義
*['spekjuleit]vi. 深思, 推測, 投機【經】 投機
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?? 同為「博士」詞匯
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I can lend you one and a few pieces of equipment.
我可以借給你一頂帳篷和幾樣裝備。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西蘭是一個人口很少的重要的農業國。新西蘭的面積比廣東省大，但人口卻少得多。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.
如果存在一個不公平的法律--而且在印度與南非的英國統治者已經通過了許多這樣的法律--那么不遵守這一法律是每個人的責任，但不要使用暴力。