speculation /ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun plural speculations
plural speculations
Learner's definition of SPECULATION
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: ideas or guesses about something that is not known猜测;推测;推断 [noncount]
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He dismissed their theories as mere speculation.他认为他们的理论仅仅是种推测,所以不予考虑。
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The book is just a lot of idle speculation about the future.这本书只是一大堆对未来漫无边际的猜测。
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There is speculation that he will run for president again. [=some people think that he might run for president again]有猜测说他将再次竞选总统。
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[noncount] : activity in which someone buys and sells things (such as stocks or pieces of property) in the hope of making a large profit but with the risk of a large loss投机买卖