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surmise that + clause
The police surmised that the robber had escaped through the window.
警方推测抢劫犯是从窗户逃走的。
猜测；推测；臆测
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猜测；推测；臆测
to imagine or suspect something without strong evidence; to conjecture
The police surmised that the robber had escaped through the window.
警方推测抢劫犯是从窗户逃走的。
想象或怀疑；推测；基于有争议的前提作出假定。
To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
surmise
Base
原形
surmises
3rd person
第三人称单数
surmising
-ing
现在分词
surmised
Past
过去式
surmised
Past participle
过去分词
I surmise that he is lying.
我推测他在撒谎。
She surmised the answer from the clues.
她从线索中推测出了答案。
We have surmised the outcome correctly.
我们已经正确推测了结果。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
From the muddy footprints, I surmised that someone had entered through the back door.
从泥脚印来看，我推测有人从后门进来了。
She surmised that the meeting would be cancelled because of the heavy snow.
她猜测会议会因大雪而取消。
We can only surmise what happened after the lights went out.
我们只能猜测灯熄灭后发生了什么。
The police surmised that the robber had escaped through the window.
警方推测抢劫犯是从窗户逃走的。
We can only surmise the cause of the accident from the scattered debris.
我们只能从散落的碎片推测事故的原因。
Not this
My surmise is that he will arrive late.
Use this
I surmise that he will arrive late.
将surmise误用作名词，而surmise通常作动词使用，表示‘推测’。正确用法是直接以surmise作谓语动词，后接that从句。
Not this
I surmise him to be the best candidate.
Use this
I surmise that he is the best candidate.
错误地使用了‘surmise + 宾语 + 不定式’的结构。surmise通常不接这种结构，正确的搭配是‘surmise that + 从句’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
推测；猜度
I surmise that she will not accept the offer.
我推测她不会接受这个提议。
从…中推测
We surmised from his silence that he disagreed.
我们从他的沉默中推测他不同意。
只能猜测
Without more evidence, we can only surmise what caused the fire.
没有更多证据，我们只能猜测火灾的原因。
有把握地推测
We may safely surmise that the figures will improve.
我们有把握地推测这些数据会有所改善。
难以推测
Her true intentions are difficult to surmise.
她的真实意图难以推测。
我的念头，那谋杀还只是幻象，却已这样震撼我孤独的心境，使所有心智活动都淹没在猜疑之中；世上的一切都仿佛不存在，唯有尚未发生之事才是真实的。
From his worried look, I surmised that something had gone wrong.
从他忧虑的神情来看，我猜测是出了什么差错。
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surmise ≈ sur(上)+mise(放)：把没有依据的想法‘放上台面’当作猜测——surmise 即‘推测’。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative、academic discussion surmise 作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境，表示基于不完整证据的推测；日常口语中较少见，更常用 guess 或 suppose。
通常用于推测，后接from
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