guess /ges/ verb [I or T] E * to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct 猜测;推测;估计
1. I didn't know the answer, so I had to guess. 我不知道答案,所以只好猜了。
2. On the last question, she guessed right/wrong. 最后一道题目她猜对/错了。
3. [+ question word] Guess when this was built. 猜一猜这是甚么时候建造的。
4. [+ (that)] I guessed (that) she was your sister. 我猜她是你妹妹。
5. She asked me to guess her age. 她让我猜她的年龄。
6. I guessed the total amount to be about £50,000. 我估计总额约为五万英镑。
E * to give the correct answer or make the correct judgment 猜中;猜对;猜到
1. [+ question word] I bet you can't guess how old he is. 我打赌你猜不出他多大了。
2. She guessed the answer first time. 她第一次就猜中了答案。
3. "You've got a new job, haven't you?" "Yes, how did you guess?" “你换新工作了,是吗?”“对呀,你怎么猜出来的?”
Guess what? A informal * used before telling someone something interesting or surprising (用来告诉某人有趣或令人惊奇的事情)你猜怎么着?
1. Guess what? We won the match 4-0. 你猜到吗?我们4比0赢了比赛。
I guess informal * used when you believe something is true or likely but are not certain (表示没有把握)我想,我认为
1. [+ (that)] I guess (that) things are pretty hard for you now. 我想你现在的日子过得不太好吧。
/ges/ verb [I or T] keep sb guessing * to not tell someone what you are going to do next 让(某人)捉摸不定;让(某人)猜不透
/ges/ verb [I or T] phrasal verb [T] guess at sth * to try to imagine something when you have little knowledge or experience of it 猜测;推测;想像
1. There are no photographs of him so we can only guess at what he looked like. 没有他的照片,所以我们只能猜测他的长相。
/ges/ noun [C] I * an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct 猜测;推测
1. Go on - have/make/ US take a guess. 来啊——猜一猜嘛。
2. Both teams made some wild guesses (= ones which were made without much thought) , none of which were right. 两个队都是瞎猜一通,没有一个猜对的。
3. "What's the time?" "It's about 5 o'clock, at a guess (= without knowing exactly)." “几点了?”“差不多五点吧,我猜的。”
* someone's opinion about something which is formed without any knowledge of the situation 猜想
1. "I wonder why she's not here." "My guess is that her car has broken down." “我奇怪她为甚么不在这儿。”“我猜她的车抛锚了吧。”
be anyone's guess * If a piece of information is anyone's guess, no one knows it 谁也不知道;谁也拿不准
/ges/ noun [C] Yourguess is as good as mine. informal * something you say when you do not know the answer to a question 我跟你一样也不知道
1. "What's he doing?" "Your guess is as good as mine." “他在做甚么啊?”“我也不知道。”
柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - guess
guess ★★★★☆
1.VERB 动词猜;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.
【语法信息】:V that
【语法信息】:V at n/wh
【语法信息】:V n
【语法信息】:V wh
【语法信息】:V adv
【语法信息】:Also V with quote
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。
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。
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。
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。
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 动词猜中;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.
【语法信息】:V that
【语法信息】:V wh
【语法信息】:V n
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。
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。
He should have guessed what would happen...
他本该猜到即将发生什么事情。
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 可数名词猜测;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.
【搭配模式】:oft N that
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。
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。
Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer.
噢,我们可以猜一猜答案。
4.PHRASE 短语大家都拿不准的事 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.
【搭配模式】:v-link PHR
【STYLE标签】:INFORMAL 非正式
Just when this will happen is anyone's guess...
谁也说不准这事什么时候会发生。
It's anybody's guess what happened.
谁也说不清发生了什么事。
5.PHRASE 短语凭猜测 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.
【搭配模式】:PHR with cl
【语用信息】:vagueness
At a guess he's been dead for two days.
据猜测,他已死了两天。
6.PHRASE 短语我想;我认为 You say I guess to show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying.
【搭配模式】:PHR with cl
【语用信息】:vagueness
【语域标签】:mainly AM 主美
【STYLE标签】:INFORMAL 非正式
I guess she thought that was pretty smart...
我想她可能认为那个很漂亮。
I guess he's right...
我认为他是正确的。
'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 短语让(人)捉摸不定 If someone keeps you guessing, they do not tell you what you want to know.
【搭配模式】:V inflects
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。
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 惯用语你猜怎么着;想不到吧 You say guess what to draw attention to something exciting, surprising, or interesting that you are about to say.
【STYLE标签】:INFORMAL 非正式
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。
牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - guess
☞ guess guess / ^es / verb1. ~ (at sth) to try and give an answer or make a judgement about sth without being sure of all the facts  猜测;估计: ▪ [V] I don't really know. I'm just guessing. 我并不知道,我只是猜测。 We can only guess at her reasons for leaving. 对她离去的原因我们只能猜测。 He guessed right / wrong. 他猜对/错了。 ▪ [V (that)] I'd guess that she's about 30. 我估计她大约 30 岁。 ▪ [V wh-] Can you guess where I've been? 你能猜出我去什么地方了吗? ▪ [VN] Can you guess his age? 你能猜出他的年龄吗? 2. to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts  猜对;猜中;猜到: ▪ [VN] She guessed the answer straight away. 她一下子就猜中了答案。 ▪ [V wh-] You'll never guess what she told me. 你永远猜不到她对我说了什么。 ▪ [V (that)] 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。 ⇨ see also second-guess 3. I guess (informal, especially NAmE) to suppose that sth is true or likely  想;以为: ▪ [V (that)] I guess (that) you'll be looking for a new job now. 我想你现在要找新工作了吧。 'He didn't see me, I guess.' "我想他没看见我。" 'Are you ready to go?' 'Yeah, I guess so.' "你准备好出发了吗?" "是的,应该可以了。" 'They aren't coming, then?' 'I guess not.' "这么说,他们不来了?" "我想是吧。" 4. guess...! used to show that you are going to say sth surprising or exciting  (引出令人惊奇或激动的事)你猜 ▪ [VN] Guess what! He's asked me out! 你猜怎么着!他约我出去了! ▪ [V wh-] Guess who I've just seen! 你猜我刚才见到谁了! IDIOMS ▪keep sb 'guessing (informal) to not tell sb about your plans or what is going to happen next  让某人捉摸不定(或猜不透): 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。 noun ~ (about sth) | ~ (at sth) | ~ (that...) an attempt to give an answer or an opinion when you cannot be certain if you are right  猜测;猜想: (BrE) to have / make a guess (at sth) (对某事)作猜测 (NAmE) to take a guess 推测 Go on! Have a guess! 来呀!猜猜看! 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。 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。 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。 At a guess, there were forty people at the party. 估计有四十人参加了聚会。 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。 Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you seven guesses. 你猜我昨天碰到谁了?我让你猜三次。 ▪'anybody's / 'anyone's guess (informal) something that nobody can be certain about  谁也拿不准的事: What will happen next is anybody's guess. 下一步会发生什么事,谁也说不准。 ▪your 7guess is as good as 'mine (informal) used to tell sb that you do not know any more about a subject than the person that you are talking to does  我和你一样不知道;我和你一样心中无数: 'Who's going to win?' 'Your guess is as good as mine.' "谁会赢?" "我和你一样不知道。" ⇨ more at educated
牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - guess
guess
I. noun
• ADJECTIVEfair, good, reasonable, safeApril is a safe ~ for first deliveries. | educated, informedShe could make an educated ~ as to what was wrong with him. | rough, wildAt a rough ~, I'd say we're about twenty miles from home. | correct, lucky‘How did you know?’ ‘It was just a lucky ~.’ | first, initial
• VERB + GUESShave (BrE), hazard, make (BrE), take (AmE), venture (esp. AmE)
If you don't know the answer, have/take a ~. | If I might hazard a guess … | If I had to venture a ~, I'd say this was painted in the 1890s. | give sb‘Where's Tom?’ ‘I'll give you three ~es !’ (= the answer is obvious and you should guess it easily)
• GUESS + VERBbe correct, be right
• PREPOSITIONat a~At a ~, I'd say there's a problem with the fuel pump. | ~about, ~as to, ~atHe made a wild ~ as to how much the piano might cost.
• PHRASESsb's best ~What's your best ~ on what's going to happen? | a ~ based on stha ~ based on your experience
II. verb
• ADVERBcorrectly, right | incorrectly, wrongJane had ~ed wrong about who was responsible for the fire. | easilyan easily ~ed password
• VERB + GUESScanCan you ~ his age? | can onlyWe can only ~ how fast a dinosaur might have run. | try to | be easy to, not be difficult to, not be hard toIt's not hard to ~ where they went.
• PREPOSITIONatI was only ~ing at her age. | fromShe ~ed from his expression that he had not won.
• PHRASEScould have ~ed, might have ~ed, should have ~edSo it was Rob who broke the window? I might have ~ed! | ~ againThat's not the answer. Guess again. | If you think I'm lying, well ~ again. | if you haven't already ~edIf you haven't already ~ed, I'm going out with Steve. | I ~ so, I ~ not | let me ~What star sign are you? No, let me ~. | you can probably ~, you have probably ~edYou can probably ~ how she reacted! | you'll never ~ where, who, how, etc.You'll never ~ who I saw yesterday!
guess ♦︎ surmise ♦︎ conjectureThese words all mean to form an idea of what is happening or what is true when you do not have many facts to base this on.这些词均表示猜测、估计。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to guess / surmise / conjecture that...◆to guess / surmise sth from sth◆to guess / surmise / conjecture what / how / why...◆to guess / surmise sth correctly■guess [intransitive, transitive] to try to give an answer or make a judgement about sth without being sure of all the facts猜测;估计◆I don't really know. I'm just guessing.我并不知道,只是猜测。◆We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.对她离去的原因我们只能猜测。◆He guessed right / wrong.他猜对/错了。◆How old do you think I am? Go on, guess!你认为我多大?来吧,猜猜看!◆I guessed from John's expression that something was badly wrong.从约翰的表情看,我猜测发生了严重问题。◆Guess who's here!猜猜看谁在这儿!◆We can't begin to guess his reasons.我们真猜不出他的理由是什么。◆What did you get her for Christmas? Let me guess(= used when you think you probably know).你圣诞节送了她什么?让我猜一下。 see also guess ⇨ speculationnoun■surmise səˈmaɪz; NAmEsərˈmaɪz [transitive] (formal) to guess or suppose sth using the evidence that you have, without definitely knowing推测;猜测◆I surmised that they had been having an argument.我猜测他们刚刚吵了一架。◆What he had done with the money can only be surmised.他用那笔钱做了什么只能猜测。▸surmiseˈsɜːmɑɪz; NAmEˈsɜːrmaɪz
noun
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] ◆This is pure surmise on my part.这纯粹是我的猜测。◆He was glad to have his surmise confirmed.他很高兴他的猜测得到了证实。■conjecturekənˈdʒektʃə(r) [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information about it推测;猜测◆He conjectured that the population might double in ten years.他推测人口在十年后可能会翻倍。◆We can only conjecture about what was in the killer's mind.我们只能猜测当时凶手的想法。 see also conjecture ⇨ speculationnoun
新牛津英语同义词词典 - guess
guess
verb 1she was asked to guess the weight of the animal ESTIMATE , calculate, approximate, make a guess at, make an estimate of; HYPOTHESIZE , postulate, predict, speculate, conjecture, surmise, reckon, fathom; evaluate, judge, gauge, determine, rate, appraise, weigh up, form an opinion of; informal guesstimate, size up.
2(informal)I guess I owe you an apology SUPPOSE , think, believe, imagine, expect, assume, presume, judge, consider, feel, suspect, dare say, fancy, divine, deem, conjecture, surmise, conclude, hazard a guess, be of the opinion, be given to understand; N. Amer. figure; informal reckon.
noun my guess is that he is a receiver of stolen cars HYPOTHESIS , theory, prediction, postulation, conjecture; conclusion, belief, opinion, surmise, estimate, reckoning, judgement, supposition, assumption, speculation, notion, suspicion, impression, feeling; informal guesstimate.
Collins COBUILD English Usage - guess
guess
If you guess that something is the case, you decide that it is probably the case.
I guessed that he might be ill.
She guessed that she was fifty yards from the shore.
You also use guess to say that someone finds the correct answer to a problem or question without knowing that it is correct.
I had guessed the identity of her lover.
`I guess'
American speakers sometimes say I guess to indicate that they think that something is true or likely.
I guess I got the news a day or so late.
`What's that?'---`Some sort of blackbird, I guess.'
American speakers also sometimes reply to a question in an affirmative way by saying `I guess so'. Note that they do not say `I guess it'.
`You think you can find out something about Larry's partners?'---`I guess so.'
`Does that answer your question?'---`Yeah, I guess so.'
American speakers sometimes show agreement with a negative statement, or reply to a negative question in an affirmative way, by saying `I guess not'.
`So no one actually saw this shark.'---`No, I guess not.'