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speculate
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- Conjugation :
past
speculated
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ing
speculating
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Derivatives :
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speculator
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- speculate
['spεkjuleɪt]
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1.
vi.
[Finance]
投机
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2.
vi.
to speculate (about) 猜测（关于…）
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to speculate that...
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推测…
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- speculate
[ˈspekjʊleɪt]
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1.
vi.
推断，推测
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2.
vi.
猜想，臆想
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3.
vi.
思考，深思
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Philosophers have speculated on the question of god for thousands of years.
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哲学家思考上帝的问题已经有好几千年了。
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4.
vi.
投机，买空卖空
Collins English-English Dictionary
- speculate
['spεkjυ"leɪt]
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1.
vb
[when tr, takes a clause as object]
to conjecture without knowing the complete facts
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to buy or sell securities, property, etc, in the hope of deriving capital gains
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3.
vi.
[intr]
to risk loss for the possibility of considerable gain
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4.
vi.
[intr]
[NZ]
[rugby]
to make an emergency forward kick of the ball without taking any particular aim
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5.
vi.
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin speculari to spy out, from specula a watchtower, from specere to look at
Examples
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He declined to speculate about the future of the company.
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他拒绝预测公司的未来。
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I wo n't even begin to speculate about all the possible risks.
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我甚至还没开始思考所有可能的风险。
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This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks .
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这是投机股票相当危险的一个月份。
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居奇
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hoard and speculate
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