guessing

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. 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。
3. I'm guessing again now because I'm not hooked into the political circles
   我现在又是在猜测了，因为我没有涉足政界。
4. Don't keep us guessing. Go on!
   别卖关子了，往下讲吧。
5. He keeps his opponents guessing what he would do next.
   他使他的对手猜不着他下一步要干什么。
6. How did it end? come on! don't keep us guessing.
   结果怎么样呢？快说吧，别卖关子了。
7. Tell us quickly; don't keep us guessing.
   快说吧，别让我们猜谜了。
8. Don't keep us guessing.
   别给我们打哑谜啦！
9. And I'm guessing he's in your cabin.
   我猜他在你的小屋里。
10. I'm guessing that's your missing basketball player.
    我猜这就是失踪的篮球队员。
11. I'm guessing this is her way of breaking up with you.
    我猜着这是她和你分手的方式。
12. And I will make you a game, guessing riddles.
    我要和你们做个游戏，猜谜语。
13. You think we should just start guessing randomly?
    你认为我们要开始乱猜了？
14. I'm not guessing I know!
    我不是猜想&我知道！
15. I'm guessing you've got cats.
    我猜你已经抓到猫了。
16. Because I'm guessing that's who tried to kill you.
    因为我猜他们正是要杀你的人。
17. I don't know-i'm only guessing.
    我不知道&我只是在猜测。
18. I am not guessing; I really know.
    我不是猜测，我真知道。
19. Come on boys and girls. Let's play a guessing game.
    来吧男孩们和女孩们。让我们来玩一个猜谜的游戏。
20. Raj: Whatever it is, I'm guessing we're doing it wrong.
    不管我做了什么，我猜我是做错了。
21. A guy we're guessing you've got no business with.
    一个我们认为和你无关的人。
22. I'm guessing it's not because he's frugal.
    我猜那不是因为他很节俭。
23. So I'm guessing you were or are a doctor.
    我猜想你曾经或现在是名医生。
24. I'm guessing that you have the diamonds onmo.
    我想你把钻石藏在你身上了。
25. We're guessing they were linked to their leader when he self-destructed.
    我们猜测他们和他们自毁的首领是想关联的。
26. It's a guessing game for you and me.
    这是你我的猜谜游戏。
27. And I was guessing you had done some work here before?
    我想你之前已经对这里进行了些改造？
28. I'm guessing you're not one of them.
    我猜你不是他们中的一个。
29. I suggest that you keep her guessing.
    我建议你不要对她明说。
30. I'm guessing you also cured his ear problem.
    我猜你也帮他治好了耳病吧？

noun

1. an estimate based on little or no information

   Synonym:    guessguessworkshotdead reckoning