speculate

動詞

1. 1

   推測、猜測、揣測

   Reporters began to speculate about the reasons for her sudden resignation.

   記者開始推測她突然辭職的原因。

2. 2

   妄加議論、空談

   I don't want to speculate on what might have happened that night.

   我不想去妄加議論那天晚上可能發生了什麼。

3. 3

   投機、炒作金融

   He made a fortune speculating in property during the boom.

   他在景氣熱絡時炒作房地產賺了一大筆錢。

4. 4

   思索、沉思正式

   Philosophers have long speculated on the nature of consciousness.

   哲學家長久以來一直在思索意識的本質。