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单词 second-guess
释义

second-guess

verb

sec·​ond-guess ˌse-kᵊŋ-ˈges How to pronounce second-guess (audio)
-kən(d)-
second-guessed; second-guessing; second-guesses

transitive verb

1
: to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known
meet almost every morning and, over coffee, second-guess the local coach Bruce Newman
also : to engage in such criticism of (an action or decision)
second-guess the general's strategy
2
: to seek to anticipate or predict
lived royally by his ability to second-guess the stock market Time
second-guesser noun

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

second-guess

verb

1
as in to outguess

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • outguess
  • outsmart
  • outmaneuver
  • outwit
  • thwart
  • balk
  • frustrate
  • outfox
  • outthink
  • overreach
  • deceive
  • fool
  • foil
  • trick
  • baffle
  • outslick
  • impede
  • circumvent
  • hinder
  • defeat
  • dupe
  • fox
  • overcome
  • obstruct
  • gull
  • lick
  • cozen
  • block
  • conquer
  • bar
2
as in to reason

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • reason
  • analyze
  • believe
  • conclude
  • opine
  • speculate (about)
  • review
  • explore
  • contemplate
  • ponder
  • conceive
  • fixate (on or upon)
  • deliberate
  • ruminate
  • consider
  • weigh
  • cogitate
  • question
  • obsess (about or over)
  • reminisce
  • entertain
  • fret (about or over)
  • assimilate
  • digest
  • dwell (on or upon)
  • debate
  • brood (about or over)
  • absorb
  • meditate
  • study
  • revolve
  • muse (upon)
  • chew over
  • perpend
  • eye
  • reflect (on or upon)
  • mull (over)
  • turn
  • kick around
  • drink (in)
  • think (about or over)
  • pore (over)
  • wrestle (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ignore
  • disregard
  • overlook
  • slight
  • dismiss
  • reject
  • pooh-pooh
  • pooh
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