Speculation
[ ˌspekju'leiʃən ]
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n. 投机买卖;思考;投机活动;推断;
📝 例句
Human exposure to various chemicals has been the subject of much speculation.
人类所置身其中的各种化学物质已成为思考的对象。
His speculations in stocks led to his suicide.
他在股票上做投机买卖致使他自杀。
As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
事实上，这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测。
Short selling is disruptive speculation that requires someone else to lose.
买空卖空是破坏性很大的投机勾当，总要导致损人利己的结果。
The above assertion is not idle speculation.
以上的推断并非毫无根据。
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✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
speculation
n
1
(a) [U] ~ (over/about/upon/on sth) action of speculating (speculate1) 思考; 思索; 推断; 推测
much speculation over the cause of the air crash 对飞机坠毁原因的多方推测.
(b) [C] opinion reached in this way; guess 推测结论; 猜测
My speculations proved totally wrong. 我猜想的全错了.
2
(a) [U] ~ (in sth) activity of speculating (speculate2) 投机活动
speculation in oil 在石油业中的投机活动
dishonest speculation in property development房地产开发中的欺诈性投机活动.
(b) [C] business deal, transaction, etc involving this 投机买卖; 投机生意
make some unprofitable speculations 做些无利可图的投机生意
buy many shares as a speculation 买入许多股票进行投机.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,spekju'leiʃәn]n. 沉思, 推测, 投机【经】 投机交易, 买空卖空
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That took place right after the First World War, didn't it?
它就发生在第一次世界大战之后，是吗？
You're carring that joke too far.
你那个玩笑开得太过分了。
Your bid is much higher than your competitor's.
你们的价钱比起其他公司高出太多了。