guess
verb
noun
ɡes
verb
1
to
try
to
answer
a
question
or
form
an
opinion
when
you
are
not
sure
whether
you
will
be
correct
猜测
I,T
I’d
say
he’s
around
50,
but
I’m
only
guessing.
我想他大约 50 岁，不过我只是猜测。
guess
right/correctly/wrong
If
you
guess
correctly,
you
have
another
turn.
如果猜对了，还会有一次机会。
guess
what/who/how
etc
You
can
guess
what
happened
next.
你可以猜一猜接下来发生了什么事情。
[+
at
]
We
can
only
guess
at
the
cause
of
the
crash.
我们只能猜测这次撞车事故的原因。
What
star
sign
are
you?
No,
let
me
guess
.
你是什么星座的？别说，让我来猜猜看。
difficult/hard/easy
etc
to
guess
It’s
hard
to
guess
his
age
because
he
dyes
his
hair.
很难猜测他的年龄，因为他染了头发。
2
to
realize
that
something
is
true
even
though
you
do
not
know
for
certain
猜对，猜中
I,T
guess
(that)
I
guessed
that
you
must
be
related
because
you
look
so
similar.
我猜你们肯定是亲戚，你们长得这么像。
[+
from
]
I
guessed
from
his
expression
that
he
already
knew
about
the
accident.
我从他的表情猜得出来，他已经知道出事了。
Can
you
guess
the
identity
of
this
week’s
special
guest?
你们猜得出本周的嘉宾是谁吗？
3
keep sb guessing
to
make
someone
feel
excited
or
not
sure
about
what
will
happen
next
〔不告诉某人下一步将发生什么〕让某人捉摸不定
a
thriller
that
keeps
audiences
guessing
悬念迭起的惊悚片
4
I guess
a.
used
to
say
that
you
think
something
is
true
or
likely,
although
you
are
not
sure
b.
used
to
say
that
you
will
do
something
even
though
you
do
not
really
want
to
我想〔表示打算做某事〕
spoken
His
light’s
on,
so
I
guess
he’s
still
up.
他的灯亮着，所以我猜他还没睡。
I’m
tired,
so
I
guess
I’ll
stay
home
tonight.
我累了，所以我想今晚要呆在家里。
5
I guess so/not
used
to
agree
or
disagree
with
a
statement
or
question
[口] 我想是的/我想不是
spoken
‘You’re
one
lucky
guy.’
‘I
guess
so.’
“你是个幸运的家伙。”“我想是的。”
‘I
don’t
really
have
any
choice,
do
I?’
‘I
guess
not.’
“我其实也没有什么选择，是不是？”“我想是的。”
6
guess what/you’ll never guess who/what etc
used
before
you
tell
someone
something
that
will
surprise
them
[口] 猜猜看/你永远也猜不出是谁/你永远也猜不出是什么等
spoken
Guess
what!
Bradley’s
resigned.
你猜怎么着，布拉德利辞职了。
You’ll
never
guess
who
I
saw
today.
你永远也猜不出我今天见到谁了。
noun
7
an
attempt
to
answer
a
question
or
make
a
judgement
when
you
are
not
sure
whether
you
will
be
correct
猜测
8
be anybody’s guess
to
be
something
that
no
one
knows
谁也不知道，谁也拿不准
What
she’s
going
to
do
with
her
life
now
is
anybody’s
guess.
现在她的日子怎么过谁也不知道。
9
your guess is as good as mine
used
to
tell
someone
that
you
do
not
know
any
more
than
they
do
about
something
[口] 我跟你一样不知道
spoken