speculate['spekjuleit]

• vi.
  • 沉思,思索,考虑(about, on, upon):

    This is the method that we have been speculating about.

    这正是我们一直在思考的方法。

  • 推测,猜测 (about,on):

    No one can speculate on what he's thinking about.

    没人知道他在想什么。

  • 做投机生意；投机：

    to speculate on the futures

    搞期货投机生意

• vt.
  • 推测，猜测：

    to speculate one's intention

    猜测某人的意图

    It is speculated that the murder was done by the international narcotics ring.

    据推测这次暗杀事件系国际贩毒集团所为。

  • 怀疑；设想：

    No man speculates he would win the game.

    每个人都相信他将取得比赛的胜利。

  • 观察(天体等)
  • 在风险企业中投入(资金)
  • [废语]思考，考虑；研究
• 近义词:

  think

• 变形:

  vi.speculated.speculating