guess

verb

OPAL S

/ɡes/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they guess	/ɡes/ /ɡes/
he / she / it guesses	/ˈɡesɪz/ /ˈɡesɪz/
past simple guessed	/ɡest/ /ɡest/
past participle guessed	/ɡest/ /ɡest/
-ing form guessing	/ˈɡesɪŋ/ /ˈɡesɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive, transitive] to try and give an answer or make a judgement about something 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，我只是猜测。
- guess at something We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.对她离去的原因我们只能猜测。
- guess + adv. He guessed right/wrong.他猜对／错了。
- guess (that)… I'd guess that she's about 30.我估计她大约 30 岁。
- guess where, who, etc… Can you guess where I've been?你能猜出我去什么地方了吗？
- guess something Can you guess his age?你能猜出他的年龄吗？
Express Yourself Speculating
Speculating作出推测In some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case:考试中有时需要谈论图画内容并据此就其情境或更广泛的问题作出推测，可使用以下表达方式：
- I think it's likely that these people know each other.我认为这些人可能彼此认识。
- I imagine she's his wife.我猜她是他的妻子。
- They might/may/could be related.他们可能有亲属关系。
  (British English or formal, North American English)
- I would think/imagine/guess they've been waiting for some time.我猜他们已经等了一段时间。
  (British English)
- I guess that the car has broken down.我猜是车抛锚了。
  (North American English)
- I think this has probably happened before.我觉得这事很可能以前发生过。
- It looks to me as though the woman is very angry.我看这女人好像很生气。
- Perhaps/Probably/Possibly/It may be that/Maybe there has been an accident.可能出了事故。
  (British English or formal, North American English)
- I was only guessing at her age.我只是在猜测她的年龄。
- If you think I'm lying, well guess again.如果你认为我撒谎，那你就错了。
- That's not the answer. Guess again.答案不正确。再猜一次。
- We can only guess how fast a dinosaur might have run.我们只能猜测恐龙能跑多快。
- What star sign are you? No, let me guess.你是哪个星座的？别说，让我猜一下。
- 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.你圣诞节送了她什么？让我猜一下。
- How old do you think I am? Go on, guess!你认为我多大？来吧，猜猜看！
Topics Opinion and argumenta1, Doubt, guessing and certaintya1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
- …
verb + guess
- can
- can only
- try to
- …
preposition
- at
- from
phrases
- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
- …
[transitive, intransitive] to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts猜对；猜中；猜到
- guess something She guessed the answer straight away.她一下子就猜中了答案。
- guess what, where, etc… You'll never guess what she told me.你永远猜不到她对我说了什么。
- guess (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。
- So it was Rob who broke the window? I might have guessed!这么说是罗布打碎了窗玻璃？我早就应该猜到的！
- If I had to guess, I'd say she was the one responsible for this.如果让我猜的话，我会说她应该为此负责。
see also second-guess
- If you haven't already guessed, I'm going out with Steve.你不知道吧，我要和史蒂夫一起出去。
- It's not hard to guess where they went.不难猜到他们去了哪里。
- Jane had guessed wrong about who was responsible for the fire.简没有猜对谁该对这场火灾负责。
- She guessed from his expression that he had not won.她从他的表情推测出他没赢。
- You'll never guess who I saw yesterday!你永远猜不到我昨天见到了谁！
- an easily guessed password容易猜对的字谜
- 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。
- I guessed, rightly, that the keys would be under the doormat.我猜对了，钥匙在门垫下面。
- If you can guess my age, I'll buy you a drink!如果你能猜出我的年龄，我请你喝一杯！
- It's not hard to guess who he's gone to see.不难猜到他去见谁了。
- You'll never guess where they've gone.你绝对猜不到他们去哪儿了。
- You can probably guess how she reacted!你或许可以料想到她的反应！
- It's impossible to guess what they might have been feeling.不可能猜测他们可能会有什么感觉。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
- …
verb + guess
- can
- can only
- try to
- …
preposition
- at
- from
phrases
- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
- …
guess…!
[transitive] guess what, who, etc… used to show that you are going to say something surprising or exciting（引出令人惊奇或激动的事）你猜
- Guess what! He's asked me out!你猜怎么着！他约我出去了！
- Guess who I've just seen!你猜我刚才见到谁了！
- Guess how long it took me to get here.猜猜我花了多长时间来到这里。
- Guess who's here!猜猜看谁在这儿！
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
- …
verb + guess
- can
- can only
- try to
- …
preposition
- at
- from
phrases
- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
- …
I guess
[transitive, intransitive] guess (that)… (informal) to suppose that something is true or likely想；以为
- I guess (that) you’ll be looking for a new job now.我想你现在要找新工作了吧。
- I guess I'm just lucky.我认为我只是幸运而已。
- 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。”
- ‘Do you really love her?’ ‘I guess so.’“你真的爱她吗，”。“我想是的，”。
- ‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘I guess so.’“你和我们一起去吗，”。“我想是的，”。
- ‘Can I have another cookie?’ ‘I guess so, but that's the last one.’“我能再吃块曲奇饼吗？”“行吧，不过这是最后一块。”
- I guess you're mad at me.我猜你在生我的气。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- right
- incorrectly
- …
verb + guess
- can
- can only
- try to
- …
preposition
- at
- from
phrases
- could have guessed
- might have guessed
- should have guessed
- …

词源Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch gissen, and probably related to get.

Idioms

keep somebody guessing

(informal) to not tell somebody 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.这是一本让你从头猜到尾的书。

guess

noun

OPAL S

/ɡes/

Idioms

an attempt to give an answer or an opinion when you cannot be certain if you are right猜测；猜想
- (British English) to have/make a guess（对某事）作猜测
- (North American English) to take a guess推测
- Go on! Have a guess!继续！猜猜看！
- 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 three guesses.你猜我昨天碰到谁了？我让你猜三次。
- 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。
- guess at something But this is clearly just a wild guess (= not sensible or accurate) at what his motives could have been.但这显然只是对他的动机的胡乱猜测。
- guess about something 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。
- guess as to something the market's best guess as to the possible performance of the company市场对公司可能表现的最佳猜测
- guess (that…) 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 At a guess, there were forty people at the party.估计有四十人参加了聚会。
- ‘Where's Tom?’ ‘I'll give you three guesses!’“汤姆在哪里？”“我让你猜 3 次！”
- April is a safe guess for first deliveries.4 月最有可能是第一次交货的时间。
- At a guess, I'd say there's a problem with the fuel pump.我估计燃料泵出了问题。
- At a rough guess, I'd say we're about twenty miles from home.粗略估算一下，我认为我们离家约有 20 英里。
- He made a wild guess as to how much the piano might cost.他胡乱地猜了一下钢琴的价格。
- If you don't know the answer, have a guess.如果你不知道答案，可以猜一下。
- What's your best guess on what's going to happen?你认为最可能会发生什么事？
- a guess based on your experience基于你的经验的猜测
- It's probably about 300 kilometres away, but that's just a rough guess.很可能在300公里之外吧，不过这只是一个大致的猜测。
- My guess is that not many people will turn out today.我猜想今天不会有许多人到场。
Topics Opinion and argumenta1, Doubt, guessing and certaintya1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fair
- good
- reasonable
- …
verb + guess
- have
- hazard
- make
- …
guess + verb
- be correct
- be right
preposition
- at a guess
- guess about
- guess as to
- …
phrases
- somebody’s best guess
- a guess based on something
词源Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch gissen, and probably related to get.

Idioms

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。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

an educated guess

a guess that is based on some degree of knowledge, and is therefore likely to be correct基于一定知识的猜测
- Let's make an educated guess.咱们做个有根据的猜测吧。
- As a vet, he could make an educated guess as to what was wrong with his stomach.作为一名兽医，他能凭知识推断出他的胃出了什么毛病。
- She could make an educated guess as to what was wrong with him.她能够凭知识推断出他哪里有问题。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

your guess is as good as mine

(informal) used to tell somebody 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。”

miss your guess

(North American English, informal) to make a mistake做错；犯错
- Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.我的判断没错的话，你的电脑需要更换一个新的硬盘驱动器。
- If you miss your guess, you lose 10 points.如果你猜错了，你就输了10分。