speculation
noun /ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts
推测；猜测；推断 - His private life is the subject of much speculation.
他的私生活引起诸多猜测。 - speculation that… There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.
人们纷纷推测她将辞职。 - speculation about something Today's announcement ends months of speculation about the company's future.
今天的声明使得几个月来关于公司未来的种种猜测就此烟消云散。 - speculation over something The president’s absence led to speculation over his health.
总统的缺席导致了对他健康状况的猜测。 - She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation.
她说报纸上的报道毫无根据，纯属臆断。 - Our speculations proved right.
事实证明，我们的推断是对的。
Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2- He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was sick.
在一片他患了病的猜测中，他被队里除名了。 - Much speculation surrounds his role in the crisis.
关于他在这场危机中的角色有诸多猜测。 - Speculation is mounting that a new tax will be introduced.
越来越多的人猜测新税就要开征了。 - Speculation was rife as to who would be chosen as a successor.
至于谁将成为继任者，各种猜测很多。 - Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
大家都在推测王子会娶谁。 - There has been a lot of speculation linking the defender with a move to Chelsea.
许多人猜测这名后卫将转会到切尔西。 - There has been increasing speculation over the company's future.
对于该企业的未来有越来越多的猜测。 - There was wild speculation among the students as to the reason for cancelling the lecture.
关于取消讲座的原因，学生有各种各样的猜测。 - This is just speculation on my part.
这只是我的推测。 - This issue has attracted a great deal of speculation among economists.
这个问题引起了经济学家的许多猜测。 - Whether or not he will get the job is mere speculation.
他到底能否得到这份工作只是推测而已。 - With a lack of credible answers, speculation is running rampant.
因为缺少有说服力的解释，人们众说纷纭。 - amateur speculation based on questionable assumptions
基于站不住脚的假设所作的外行的推测 - Speculation was rife that he was having an affair.
很多人猜测他有外遇。 - The visit fuelled speculation about a major arms deal between the two countries.
这次访问引发了对两国间一项重大武器交易的猜测。 - There has been intense media speculation over the past few days.
过去几天，媒体一直在激烈猜测。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- intense
- much
- …
- cause
- encourage
- fuel
- …
- be rife
- run rampant
- grow
- …
- amid speculation
- speculation among
- speculation about
- …
- a matter for speculation
- a matter of speculation
- a subject of speculation
- …
- His private life is the subject of much speculation.
- speculation (in something) the activity of buying and selling goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit, but with the risk of losing money
投机买卖；炒股 - speculation in oil
石油投机 - speculation against the euro
针对欧元的投机 - speculation on the stock market
股市上的投机
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- financial
- market
- stock-market
- …
- speculation in
- speculation on
- speculation in oil