guess

verb

1. 猜测；估计
   to try and give an answer or make a judgement about sth without being sure of all the facts
   1. I don't really know. I'm just guessing.
      我并不知道，我只是猜测。
   2. We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.
      对她离去的原因我们只能猜测。
   3. He guessed right/wrong .
      他猜对 / 错了。
   4. I'd guess that she's about 30.
      我估计她大约30岁。
   5. Can you guess where I've been?
      你能猜出我去什么地方了吗？
   6. Can you guess his age?
      你能猜出他的年龄吗？
2. 猜对；猜中；猜到
   to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts
   1. She guessed the answer straight away.
      她一下子就猜中了答案。
   2. You'll never guess what she told me.
      你永远猜不到她对我说了什么。
   3. You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful.
      你怎么也猜不到她有难以解决的问题。她总是那么乐观。
3. 想；以为
   to suppose that sth is true or likely
   1. I guess (that) you'll be looking for a new job now.
      我想你现在要找新工作了吧。
   2. ‘He didn't see me, I guess.’
      “我想他没看见我。”
   3. ‘Are you ready to go?’ ‘Yeah, I guess so .’
      “你准备好出发了吗？”“是的，我想可以了。”
   4. ‘They aren't coming, then?’ ‘I guess not.’
      “这么说，他们不来了？”“我想是吧。”
4. （引出令人惊奇或激动的事）你猜
   used to show that you are going to say sth surprising or exciting
   1. Guess what! He's asked me out!
      你猜怎么着！他约我出去了！
   2. Guess who I've just seen!
      你猜我刚才见到谁了！

noun

1. 猜测；猜想
   an attempt to give an answer or an opinion when you cannot be certain if you are right
   1. to have/make a guess (at sth)
      （对某事）作猜测
   2. to take a guess
      推测
   3. Go on! Have a guess!
      来呀！猜猜看！
   4. The article is based on guesses about what might happen in the future.
      这篇文章的依据是对未来可能发生什么事情的猜测。
   5. They might be here by 3─but that's just a rough guess (= not exact) .
      他们可能3点钟到——不过这只是一个大致的猜测。
   6. My guess is that we won't hear from him again.
      我想我们再不会收到他的消息了。
   7. At a guess , there were forty people at the party.
      估计有四十人参加了聚会。
   8. If I might hazard a guess , I'd say she was about thirty.
      让我来猜的话，我说她大约三十岁。
   9. Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you three guesses .
      你猜我昨天碰到谁了？我让你猜三次。

1. VERB 猜；猜想；推测
   If you guess something, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned.
   1. The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker...
      西装无可挑剔：伍德推测他可能是个相当成功的出版商或银行家。
   2. You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure...
      你只能猜测他们忍受着多大的精神痛苦。
   3. Paula reached for her camera, guessed distance and exposure, and shot two frames...
      葆拉伸手拿过照相机，估算了一下距离和曝光时间，然后拍了两张照片。
   4. Guess what I did for the whole of the first week...
      猜猜我整个第一周都干了些什么。
   5. If she guessed wrong, it meant twice as many meetings the following week.
      如果她猜测错误，那就意味着下周的会议要多上一倍。
2. VERB 猜中；猜对
   If you guess that something is the case, you correctly form the opinion that it is the case, although you do not have definite knowledge about it.
   1. By now you will have guessed that I'm back in Ireland...
      你现在应该已经猜出我回到了爱尔兰了。
   2. As you've probably guessed, the problem was electrical...
      你们可能已经猜测出来了，这个问题与电有关。
   3. He should have guessed what would happen...
      他本该猜到即将发生什么事情。
   4. Someone might have guessed our secret and passed it on.
      有人或许已经猜到了我们的秘密并且将其散布开了。
3. N-COUNT 猜测；猜想
   A guess is an attempt to give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned.
   1. My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero...
      我猜测这些疫苗根本不可能奏效。
   2. He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure...
      他给她把过脉，估量了她的血压。
   3. Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer.
      噢，我们可以猜一猜答案。
4. PHRASE 大家都拿不准的事
   If you say that something is anyone's guess or anybody's guess, you mean that no-one can be certain about what is really true.
   1. Just when this will happen is anyone's guess...
      谁也说不准这事什么时候会发生。
   2. It's anybody's guess what happened.
      谁也说不清发生了什么事。
5. PHRASE 凭猜测
   You say at a guess to indicate that what you are saying is only an estimate or what you believe to be true, rather than being a definite fact.
   1. At a guess he's been dead for two days.
      据猜测，他已死了两天。
6. PHRASE 我想；我认为
   You say I guess to show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying.
   1. I guess she thought that was pretty smart...
      我想她可能认为那个很漂亮。
   2. I guess he's right...
      我认为他是正确的。
   3. 'I think you're being paranoid.' — 'Yeah. I guess so.'
      我认为你太多疑了。”——“是啊，我也是这样认为。”
7. PHRASE 让（人）捉摸不定
   If someone keeps you guessing, they do not tell you what you want to know.
   1. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end...
      这位作家打算把悲惨结局的悬念一直保留到最后。
   2. She was keeping everyone guessing about the latest love in her life.
      她不让任何人知道自己最近的感情生活。
8. CONVENTION 你猜怎么着；想不到吧
   You say guess what to draw attention to something exciting, surprising, or interesting that you are about to say.
   1. Guess what, I just got my first part in a movie.
      你猜怎么着，我刚刚得到了自己的第一个电影角色。

1. If they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair.
   如果他们想留下来打架，我想那是他们自己的事。
2. This is the end of a tour so I'm a little antsy, I guess.
   旅途就此结束了，这让我有点坐立不安，我想是吧。
3. I guess we've already talked about this but I'll ask you again just in case.
   我想我们已经谈过这个问题了，不过为了以防万一，我再问你一次。
4. I expect you can guess what follows
   我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。
5. The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker
   西装无可挑剔：伍德推测他可能是个相当成功的出版商或银行家。
6. You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure
   你只能猜测他们忍受着多大的精神痛苦。
7. Paula reached for her camera, guessed distance and exposure, and shot two frames
   葆拉伸手拿过照相机，估算了一下距离和曝光时间，然后拍了两张照片。
8. Guess what I did for the whole of the first week
   猜猜我整个第一周都干了些什么。
9. If she guessed wrong, it meant twice as many meetings the following week.
   如果她猜测错误，那就意味着下周的会议要多上一倍。
10. By now you will have guessed that I'm back in Ireland
    你现在应该已经猜出我回到了爱尔兰了。
11. As you've probably guessed, the problem was electrical
    你们可能已经猜测出来了，这个问题与电有关。
12. He should have guessed what would happen
    他本该猜到即将发生什么事情。
13. Someone might have guessed our secret and passed it on.
    有人或许已经猜到了我们的秘密并且将其散布开了。
14. My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero
    我猜测这些疫苗根本不可能奏效。
15. He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure
    他给她把过脉，估量了她的血压。
16. Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer.
    噢，我们可以猜一猜答案。
17. Just when this will happen is anyone's guess
    谁也说不准这事什么时候会发生。
18. It's anybody's guess what happened.
    谁也说不清发生了什么事。
19. At a guess he's been dead for two days.
    据猜测，他已死了两天。
20. I guess she thought that was pretty smart
    我想她可能认为那个很漂亮。
21. I guess he's right
    我认为他是正确的。
22. 'I think you're being paranoid.' — 'Yeah. I guess so.'
    我认为你太多疑了。”——“是啊，我也是这样认为。”
23. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end
    这位作家打算把悲惨结局的悬念一直保留到最后。
24. She was keeping everyone guessing about the latest love in her life.
    她不让任何人知道自己最近的感情生活。
25. Guess what, I just got my first part in a movie.
    你猜怎么着，我刚刚得到了自己的第一个电影角色。
26. You'll never guess what happened as soon as I left my room.
    你怎么也猜不出我一离开房间就发生了什么事。
27. If the worst comes to the worst I guess I can always ring Jean
    到了一筹莫展的时候，我想我总还是能给琼打电话。
28. My guess is that he's already left Dalian.
    据我揣测，他已经离开大连了。
29. I was right in my conjecture [ guess].
    我猜中了。

  guess divine【导航词义：猜测】

  guess v. 猜，猜测

〔辨析〕普通用词，指仅凭个人主观臆断进行猜测，不确定且没有什么根据，多属碰运气。

  divine v. 〈文〉猜出

〔辨析〕指神奇地猜出、猜中。

v.

keep sb guessing

• 让某人捉摸不定（或猜不透）
  to not tell sb about your plans or what is going to happen next
  1. It's the kind of book that keeps you guessing right to the end.
     这种书让你不看到最后都猜不透。

n.

anybody's/anyone's guess

• 谁也拿不准的事
  something that nobody can be certain about
  1. What will happen next is anybody's guess.
     下一步会发生什么事，谁也说不准。

your guess is as good as mine

• 我和你一样不知道；我和你一样心中无数
  used to tell sb that you do not know any more about a subject than the person that you are talking to does
  1. ‘Who's going to win?’ ‘Your guess is as good as mine.’
     “谁会赢？”“我和你一样不知道。”

an educated guess

• 基于一定知识的猜测
  a guess that is based on some degree of knowledge, and is therefore likely to be correct

noun

1. an estimate based on little or no information

   Synonym:    guessworkguessingshotdead reckoning

2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

   Synonym:    conjecturesuppositionsurmisesurmisalspeculationhypothesis

verb

1. expect, believe, or suppose
   1. I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
   2. I thought to find her in a bad state
   3. he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
   4. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up

   Synonym:    thinkopinesupposeimaginereckon

2. guess correctly
   1. He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize

   Synonym:    infer

3. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
   1. I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds

   Synonym:    estimategaugeapproximatejudge

4. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   1. I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
   2. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

   Synonym:    venturepretendhazard