Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2218
guess
猜测；猜想
A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
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A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
对某事物结果的预测,通常没有事实依据或证据支持。
对某事物结果的预测,通常没有事实依据或证据支持。；猜测；臆测
In use
She made a wild guess and it turned out to be correct.
Take a guess at how many jellybeans are in the jar.
His guess about the exam topic was completely wrong.
make a guess
表示进行一次猜测。
She made a guess at the answer.
她猜了一下答案。
take a guess
常用于邀请对方猜测。
Take a guess how many candies are in the jar.
猜一下罐子里有多少颗糖。
at a guess
表示粗略估计。
At a guess, there were about 50 people.
据推测，大约有50人。
have a guess
较口语化，相当于“猜猜看”。
Have a guess who came to see me today.
猜猜今天谁来看我了。
Common mistakes
I made a guess on the answer.I made a guess at the answer.
表示“猜测”时，介词应用 at，而不是 on。
That's just guess, not evidence.That's just a guess, not evidence.
guess 为可数名词，单数形式前需要加不定冠词 a。
Connections
Collocations
- educated guess
- 有根据的猜测
- She made an educated guess based on the available data.她根据现有数据做出了有根据的猜测。
- rough guess
- 粗略的估计
- Can you give me a rough guess of the cost?你能给我一个大概的费用估计吗？
- wild guess
- 瞎猜
- That's just a wild guess; I have no evidence.那只是瞎猜，我没有任何证据。
- good guess
- 猜得好
- You made a good guess! The answer is 42.你猜得真好！答案是42。
- best guess
- 最佳猜测
- Our best guess is that it will take three hours.我们最好的猜测是需要三个小时。
- lucky guess
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 guess 发音像“该死”，猜错时懊恼的话。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、客观陈述 名词'guess'通常用于中性语境，在多种场合下都可以使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用于短语 have a guess, make a guess
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and final consonant /s/ as in 'guess'. Note that 'guess' is spelled with 'g' but sounds /ɡ/. Words like 'guest' (/ɡɛst/) have an extra /t/ and are not rhymes; 'guessed' is the past tense of the verb.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.