单词 | conjecture |
释义 | nounverbcon·jec·tureBrE /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃər/ noun (formal ) [C ]an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing 猜测;推测SYN guess◆ The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report . 新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。[U ]the forming of an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge 揣测;臆测◆ What was going through the killer's mind is a matter for conjecture . 凶手当时心里是怎样想的,这个问题只能由人们去推测了。 ➡ see also guesswork▸ con·jec·tural BrE /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/ adjective con·jec·tureBrE /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃər/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they conjecture BrE /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃər/ present simple - he / she / it conjectures BrE /kənˈdʒektʃəz/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərz/ past simple conjectured BrE /kənˈdʒektʃəd/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərd/ past participle conjectured BrE /kənˈdʒektʃəd/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərd/ -ing form conjecturing BrE /kənˈdʒektʃərɪŋ/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərɪŋ/ [I , T ](formal ) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it 猜测;推测SYN guess◆ ~ (about sth )We can only conjecture about what was in the killer's mind . 我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。◆ ~what /how , etc .… We can only conjecture what was in the killer's mind .我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。◆ ~that… He conjectured that the population might double in ten years . 他推测人口在十年后可能会增加一倍。◆ ~sth She conjectured the existence of a completely new species . 她推测有一个全新物种存在。◆ ~sth to do sth The remains are conjectured to be thousands of years old . 据推测,这些古迹有几千年的历史。 |
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