| 单词 | guess |
| 释义 | guess[ ges ] / gɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guess ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)verb (used without object)to form an estimate or conjecture (often followed by at or about): We guessed at the weight of the package. to estimate or conjecture correctly. nounan opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever. the act of forming such an opinion: to take a guess at someone's weight. VIDEO FOR GUESSWATCH NOW: Can You Guess These Words From Their Definitions?In this game, one person is going to share the definition of a word they chose. Then, another person has to guess what word it is. You should guess along at home! Don’t worry: we’ll have clues! Idioms for guessby guess and by gosh, Northern U.S. using a combination of guesswork and reliance on luck; hit or miss.Also by guess and by golly. Origin of guess1300–50; (verb) Middle English gessen, perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian gissa, Middle Low German gissen, Middle Dutch gessen, Old Norse geta; (noun) Middle English gesse, derivative of the verb. See get SYNONYMS FOR guess1 hazard. 3 fancy, imagine. 6 supposition. SEE SYNONYMS FOR guess ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR guess3 know. SEE ANTONYMS FOR guess ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for guess1, 2, 4. Guess, guess at, conjecture, surmise imply attempting to form an opinion as to the probable. To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, wholly or partly by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question: to guess the outcome of a game. Guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing: to guess at the solution of a crime. To conjecture is to make inferences in the absence of sufficient evidence to establish certainty: to conjecture the circumstances of the crime. Surmise implies making an intuitive conjecture that may or may not be correct: to surmise the motives that led to it. OTHER WORDS FROM guessWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH guessguessed , guestWords nearby guessguerrilla marketing, guerrilla theater, guerrilla warfare, Guesclin, Guesde, guess, guess again, guesstimate, guesswork, guest, guest beer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guessBritish Dictionary definitions for guessguess / (ɡɛs) / verb (when tr, may take a clause as object)(when intr, often foll by at or about) to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient informationguess what we're having for dinner to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessinghe guessed my age informal, mainly US and Canadian to believe, think, or suppose (something)I guess I'll go now keep a person guessing to let a person remain in a state of uncertainty nounDerived forms of guessguessable, adjectiveguesser, nounguessingly, adverbWord Origin for guessC13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish gissa, Old Danish gitse, Middle Dutch gissen; see get Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with guessguess see anyone's guess; educated guess; have another guess coming; your guess is as good as mine. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。