speculate
- IPA[ˈspek(y)əˌlāt]
美式
- form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence；invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss
verb: speculate, 3rd person present: speculates, gerund or present participle: speculating, past tense: speculated, past participle: speculated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence my colleagues speculate about my private life observers speculated that the authorities wished to improve their image 同義詞
- 2. invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss he didn't look as though he had the money to speculate in stocks 同義詞
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- IPA[ˈspɛkjʊleɪt]
英式
- form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence: my colleagues speculate about my private life observers speculated that the authorities wished to improve their image
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