second-guess
verb /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/
/ˌsekənd ˈɡes/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they second-guess | /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ |
| he / she / it second-guesses | /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪz/ /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪz/ |
| past simple second-guessed | /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ |
| past participle second-guessed | /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ |
| -ing form second-guessing | /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪŋ/ /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] second-guess somebody/something/yourself to guess what somebody will do before they do it; to guess how you will feel in the future
猜测；预言 - It was impossible to second-guess the decision of the jury.
陪审团的决定不可能预测。 - It's one of the toughest decisions you'll ever make and you may still be second-guessing yourself .
这是你做过的最艰难的决定之一，你可能仍然在怀疑自己。
- It was impossible to second-guess the decision of the jury.
- [transitive, intransitive] second-guess (somebody/something) (especially North American English) to criticize somebody after a decision has been made; to criticize something after it has happened
事后批评（或品评）；耍事后聪明