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单词 to keep guessing
释义

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to keep (a person) guessing
b. to keep (a person) guessing: to keep in a state of uncertainty. colloquial (originally U.S.).
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] > cause doubt
branglea1600
forgive1600
stumble1607
uncertain1614
uncredit1615
disconceita1639
scruple1638
startle1643
stagger1646
unfix1650
inscruple1663
unhinge1719
unconvince1815
unsettle1833
to keep (a person) guessing1896
1896 G. Ade Artie v. 41 When your old college chum gets that letter it'll keep him guessin' where to begin on it.
1905 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 24 Nov. 1 More doubt is now thrown upon the question whether he will go to Washington at all. The governor seems determined to keep us guessing.
1924 A. C. Maclaren Cricket Old & New xii. 116 A. G. Steel..putting the ball where he liked and keeping the batsman guessing all the time.
1927 M. A. Noble Those ‘Ashes’ 175 Mailey..varied his pace splendidly and had everyone guessing.]
1930 H. Zink City Bosses in U.S. 23 Murphy proceeded with considerable caution, sometimes withdrawing from a position, sometimes forcing it, and altogether keeping his opponents guessing what he would do next.
1955 L. P. Hartley Perfect Woman xiii. 124 She always tries to keep me guessing.
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