Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6395
speculate
猜测；推测
to make a guess based on incomplete information
- 1.
To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
根据不确凿的证据进行推断；猜测或推测。
- 2.
To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
进行冒险交易以期望获利；投机或赌博。
- 3.
To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance.
预判将选择哪条代码分支并提前执行。
投机；做冒险交易；推测执行；提前执行；根据不确凿的证据进行推断；猜测或推测。；进行冒险交易以期望获利；投机或赌博。；预判将选择哪条代码分支并提前执行。
In use
People like to speculate about the reasons for the sudden change.
The journalist speculated that the company might announce a merger soon.
Without more facts, we can only speculate what happened.
speculate about/on/upon sth
常用于对未知原因或结果的推测。
Journalists are speculating about the reasons for his resignation.
记者们正在猜测他辞职的原因。
speculate that + clause
后接that引导的宾语从句。
Some analysts speculate that the company will merge with a competitor.
一些分析师推测该公司将与竞争对手合并。
speculate in sth
指商业投机，尤指风险投资。
Connections
Collocations
- speculate about
- 推测，猜测
- The media speculated about the reasons for his resignation.媒体猜测他辞职的原因。
- speculate on
- 投机，推测
- He made a fortune by speculating on the stock market.他通过股票投机发了财。
- speculate that
- 猜测...
- Some analysts speculate that the company will merge.一些分析师猜测该公司将会合并。
- speculate wildly
- 胡乱猜测
- Without evidence, people began to speculate wildly.在没有证据的情况下人们开始胡乱猜测。
- speculate endlessly
- 无休止地猜测
- They would speculate endlessly about the outcome.他们会无休止地猜测结果。
- speculate in
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'spec'像‘spectacle’（看），做投机或猜测时需‘看’清形势。
Context & Register
多用于推测或投机语境，中性偏正式；常见于学术讨论、日常推理、金融投资等场景。
Grammar Note
常接介词 about 或 on 引出推测的内容，或接 that 从句。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern '-ulate' but do not rhyme exactly with 'speculate' (/'spekjuleit/). They have different stressed vowels or consonant clusters.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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