speculate

speculate /'spekjuleit/
  • nội động từ
    • tự biên
      • to speculate on (upon, about) a subject: nghiên cứu một vấn đề
    • suy đoán, đưa ra ý kiến này ý kiến nọ về, ức đoán
    • đầu cơ, tích trữ
      • to speculate in something: đầu cơ cái gì

 đầu cơ

 đầu cơ
  • speculate in oils (to...): đầu cơ chứng khoán dầu hỏa
  • speculate on the stock exchange (to...): đầu cơ ở Sở giao dịch chứng khoán
  •  đầu cơ chứng khoán
  • speculate in oils (to...): đầu cơ chứng khoán dầu hỏa

  • Xem thêm: theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose, chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, job



    speculate

    Từ điển Collocation

    speculate verb

    VERB + SPECULATE can/could only | decline to, refuse to | be fascinating to, be interesting to, be tempting to | be idle to It is idle to speculate what the consequences would have been. | be difficult to

    PREP. about There was no point speculating about the possibility of them getting back together. | as to We can only speculate as to this man's identity. | on/upon He refused to speculate on her reasons for leaving.


    Từ điển WordNet

      v.

    • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose

      Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

    • talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

      We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal

    • reflect deeply on a subject; chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate

      I mulled over the events of the afternoon

      philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years

      The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

    • invest at a risk; job

      I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating


    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    speculates|speculated|speculating
    syn.: chance conjecture consider contemplate deliberate gamble guess meditate reflect risk study theorize venture