Speculation
[ ?spekju'lei??n ]
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n. 投機買賣;思考;投機活動;推斷;
?? 例句
Human exposure to various chemicals has been the subject of much speculation.
人類所置身其中的各種化學物質已成為思考的對象。
His speculations in stocks led to his suicide.
他在股票上做投機買賣致使他自殺。
As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
事實上，這純粹是報紙上的閑談和推測。
Short selling is disruptive speculation that requires someone else to lose.
買空賣空是破壞性很大的投機勾當，總要導致損人利己的結果。
The above assertion is not idle speculation.
以上的推斷并非毫無根據。
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? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
speculation
n
1
(a) [U] ~ (over/about/upon/on sth) action of speculating (speculate1) 思考; 思索; 推斷; 推測
much speculation over the cause of the air crash 對飛機墜毀原因的多方推測.
(b) [C] opinion reached in this way; guess 推測結論; 猜測
My speculations proved totally wrong. 我猜想的全錯了.
2
(a) [U] ~ (in sth) activity of speculating (speculate2) 投機活動
speculation in oil 在石油業中的投機活動
dishonest speculation in property development房地產開發中的欺詐性投機活動.
(b) [C] business deal, transaction, etc involving this 投機買賣; 投機生意
make some unprofitable speculations 做些無利可圖的投機生意
buy many shares as a speculation 買入許多股票進行投機.
?? 擴展釋義
*[,spekju'lei??n]n. 沉思, 推測, 投機【經】 投機交易, 買空賣空
?? 同為「博士」詞匯
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Oh, we'll try, believe me.
哦，我們會想辦法，相信我。
While the grass grows the horse (or steed) starves.
遠水救不了近火。
Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them.
岸上的一些人對著小船上的人高喊，但他沒有聽見。