speculationnoun
推测；猜测；推断
the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts
There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.
人们纷纷推测她将辞职。
His private life is the subject of much speculation.
他的私生活引起诸多猜测。
Today's announcement ends months of speculation about the company's future.
今天的声明使得几个月来关于公司未来的种种猜测就此烟消云散。
She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation .
她说报纸上的报道毫无根据，纯属臆断。
Our speculations proved right.
事实证明，我们的推断是对的。
投机买卖；炒股
the activity of buying and selling goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit, but with the risk of losing money
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- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge
- Synonym: meditation
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- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- speculations about the outcome of the election
- he dismissed it as mere conjecture
- Synonym: conjecture
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- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- Synonym: guess conjecture supposition surmise surmisal hypothesis
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- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
- he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
- Synonym: venture
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Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills .
在石油业中进行投机活动对他来说游刃有余。
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He made his money in property speculation .
他靠房地产投机发了财。
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Today 's announcement ends months of speculation about the company 's future .
今天的声明使得几个月来关于公司未来的种种猜测就此烟消云散。
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Gossip and speculation are constantly fed to us by the media .
媒体不断把流言飞语和猜测臆断灌输给我们。
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The announcement finally laid all the speculation about their future to rest .
通告最终消除了一切有关他们的未来的推测。
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We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media .
媒体不断给我们灌输流言飞语和猜测臆断。
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Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch .
关于他的前途的猜测达到了狂想的地步。
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Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately .
种种猜测甚嚣尘上，以至必须立即作出决定。
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She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation .
她说报纸上的报道毫无根据，纯属臆断。
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Our speculations proved right .
事实证明，我们的推断是对的。
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Speculation about a divorce proved totally unfounded .
有关离婚的猜测证实纯属无稽之谈。
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His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation .
在他辞职之前，有关的猜测已持续了几个星期。
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The group 's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll .
已经有人猜测，该集团的问题会导致一些人被解雇。
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The result will inevitably fuel speculation about the Prime Minister 's future
这一结果将不可避免地加剧人们对首相未来的揣测。
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Recently the speculation has reached new heights
最近猜测又升级了。
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His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation .
他模棱两可的回应丝毫没有消除人们的猜疑。
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It triggered broad speculation that GM and Jaguar might be talking .
这引发了人们对通用公司和捷豹公司可能在进行磋商的大量猜测。
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There has been much speculation that America might be siding with the rebels
有很多猜测认为美国会支持叛乱者。
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The report was based on rumours , speculation , and innuendo .
这份报告建立在谣言、臆断和含沙射影的基础之上。
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If he attended a party without his wife , it set off a storm of speculation .
如果他没和妻子一块儿出席宴会，便会招致各种猜测满天飞。
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The picture gave rise to speculation that the three were still alive and being held captive .
这张照片让人们猜测这3个人还活着，而且被囚禁起来了。
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We won 't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment
这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
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Speculation centred on a likely bid price of 380p a share .
大多数人猜测买方出价可能为每股380便士。
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Some stockbrokers , in collusion with bank officials , obtained large sums of money for speculation .
一些股票经纪人和银行职员串通一气，通过炒买炒卖赚了不少钱。
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I am tired of all the speculation
我厌烦了所有的推测。
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This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer .
这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。
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There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary might be parachuted into the Scottish Parliament .
18个月前，人们普遍猜测前外交大臣可能会空降至苏格兰议会。
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Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation
韦克厄姆先生把这些报道当作臆测而不予考虑。
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In answer to speculation that she wouldn 't finish the race , she boldly declared her intention of winning it .
为了回应她会中途退赛的猜测，她大胆地宣布她要赢得这场比赛。
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Speculation is rife that he will be sacked
人们纷纷猜测他会被解雇。