| 单词 | second-guess |
| 释义 | second-guess From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsecond-guessˌsecond-ˈguess verb [transitive]1 PREDICTto try to say what will happen or what someone will do before they do itI’m not going to try and second-guess the committee’s decisions.2 American EnglishCRITICIZE to criticize something after it has already happenedThe decision has been made – there’s no point in second-guessing it now.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussecond-guess• It's no use second-guessing his decision to sell the company.• I just couldn't get the ball past him; he second-guessed me every time.• Second-guessing the bank's next move in the takeover bid proved very difficult.• She was trying to second-guess which card Jeff would play next. |
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