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speculate    音标拼音: [sp'ɛkjəl,et]
vi. 深思,推测,投机

深思,推测,投机

speculate
v 1: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
[synonym: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture},
{hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]
2: talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way
and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to
reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the
President had to resign after the scandal"
3: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the
afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of
God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to
observe and start to excogitate" [synonym: {chew over}, {think
over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate},
{muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate},
{speculate}]
4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to
live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am
speculating" [synonym: {speculate}, {job}]

Speculate \Spec"u*late\, v. t.
To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a
thing. [R.] --Sir W. Hamilton.
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Speculate \Spec"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Speculated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Speculating}.] [L. speculatus, p. p. of
speculari to spy out, observe, fr. specula a lookout, fr.
specere to look. See {Spy}.]
1. To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing
it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to
contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in
religion; to speculate on political events.
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It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most
boldly often conform with the most pefect quietude
to the external regulations of society. --Hawthorne.
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2. (Philos.) To view subjects from certain premises given or
assumed, and infer conclusions respecting them a priori.
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3. (Com.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent
advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; --
often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or
hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in
sugar, or in bank stock.
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122 Moby Thesaurus words for "speculate":
be abstracted, be caught short, be short, belong, brood, bucket,
bucketshop, buy in, buy into, call, cast a horoscope,
cast a nativity, cast lots, cerebrate, chew over, chew the cud,
cogitate, consider, contemplate, cut lots, cut the cards, debate,
deliberate, deposit margin, digest, divine, dope, dope out,
dowse for water, draw lots, draw straws, entertain a theory,
espouse a theory, evaluate, excogitate, financier, forebode,
forecast, foresee, foretell, fortune-tell, gamble, game, go long,
guess, hariolate, have a theory, hold on, hypothesize, introspect,
invest, invest in, judge, lay out money, lot, make a killing,
make a prediction, make a prognosis, make a prophecy, make a scoop,
make an investment, margin up, match coins, meditate,
miss the market, mull over, muse, operate, overstay the market,
perpend, place, play, play around with, play at dice,
play the market, play the ponies, play with, plow back into,
plunge, ponder, ponder over, postulate, predict, prefigure,
presage, prognosticate, prophesy, put, pyramid, raffle off,
read palms, read tea leaves, read the future, reason, reflect,
reinvest, review, risk, ruminate, scalp, scoop the market,
shoot craps, sink, sink money in, soothsay, sport, stag,
stag the market, study, take a chance, take a flier, tell fortunes,
tell the future, theorize, toss, toy with, trade on margin,
vaticinate, venture, wager, weigh, wonder about


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  • SPECULATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision She could only speculate about her friend's motives He speculated as to whether she would come
  • SPECULATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    SPECULATE definition: 1 to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain… Learn more
  • SPECULATE Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    Speculate definition: to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause) See examples of SPECULATE used in a sentence
  • speculate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of speculate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts speculate (about on as to something) We all speculated about the reasons for her resignation They were all speculating as to the identity of the stranger
  • Speculate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    When you speculate, you use what you know to make a prediction about an outcome, like when you speculate that the injury of two key players will prevent your favorite team from going far in the playoffs this year
  • Speculate - definition of speculate by The Free Dictionary
    1 to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often fol by on or upon) 2 to indulge in conjectural thought 3 to buy or sell commodities, property, stocks, etc , esp at risk of a loss, in the expectation of making a profit through market fluctuations
  • 545 Synonyms Antonyms for SPECULATE - Thesaurus. com
    Find 545 different ways to say SPECULATE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
  • speculate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    speculate (third-person singular simple present speculates, present participle speculating, simple past and past participle speculated) (obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate
  • SPECULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen
  • What does speculate mean? - Definitions. net
    Speculate generally refers to the act of forming opinions or conclusions based on conjecture or incomplete information It can also mean to invest in stocks, real estate, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss Etymology: [L speculatus, p p of speculari to spy out, observe, fr specula a lookout, fr specere to look





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