speculation

英[ˌspekju'leɪʃn] 美[ˌspekju'leɪʃn]

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n. (名词)

Noun:

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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"
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits;
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
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"

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 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.

5. 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。

用作名词 (n.)

They have much speculation over the cause of the air crash.
他们对飞机坠毁原因有多方推测。
Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.
这种胡乱猜测甚嚣尘上，已经到了必须立即解决的程度了。
He makes some unprofitable speculations.
他在做些无利可图的投机生意。
She lose all her money in stock exchange speculation.
她将所有的钱赔进了股票投机生意。
The Big Bang is a kind of speculation or guess rather than a proven fact.
大爆炸只是一种思索和推测并不是已证明的事实。

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