guess
verb [ I or T ] uk/ɡes/ us/ɡes/
A2 猜测，推测，估计
to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct
I didn't know the answer, so I had to guess. 我不知道答案，所以只好猜了。
On the last question, she guessed right/wrong. 最后一道题她猜对／错了。
[ + question word ] Guess when this was built. 猜一猜这是什么时候建造的。
[ + (that) ] I guessed (that) she was your sister. 我猜她是你妹妹。
She asked me to guess her age. 她让我猜她的年龄。
I guessed the total amount to be about £50,000. 我估计总额约为5万英镑。
A2 猜中，猜对，猜到
to give the correct answer or make the correct judgment
[ + question word ] I bet you can't guess how old he is. 我打赌你猜不出他多大了。
She guessed the answer on her first try. 她第一次就猜中了答案。
"You have a new job, don't you?" "Yes, how did you guess?" “你换新工作了，是不是？”“对呀，你怎么猜出来的？”
guess what? A2 informal （用来告诉某人有趣或令人惊奇的事情）你猜怎么着?
used before telling someone something interesting or surprising
Guess what? We won the game 4–0. 你猜怎么着？我们4比0赢了比赛。
He called me that morning and said, "Guess what? Coral and I are getting back together."
I worked up the courage to talk to them and guess what? Making friends isn't so hard after all.
You forgot to call to tell us you got in safely? Well, guess what? You wouldn't have had cellphone service anyway up at the cabin.
This is the killer's DNA, and guess what? It matches our suspect.
I guessB1 informal （表示没有把握）我想，我认为
used when you believe something is true or likely but are not certain
[ + (that) ] I guess (that) things are pretty hard for you now. 我想你现在的日子很不好过吧。
I guess I should start looking for a lawyer.
It's been four or five weeks, I guess, since I last spoke to her.
I guess most people know about their breakup by now.
"Do you like sushi?" "I guess? I've only had it once."
- More examples
- I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a clue.
- She presents such a cheerful front that you'd never guess she's ill.
- From her slow, deliberate speech I guessed she must be drunk.
- No prizes for guessing where Daniel is.
- She gave the present a quick squeeze and tried to guess what was inside.
Idiom
keep someone guessingidiom 让（某人）捉摸不定，让（某人）猜不透
to not tell someone what you are going to do next
Phrasal verb
guess at something 猜测，推测，想象
to try to imagine something when you have little knowledge or experience of it
There are no photographs of him, so we can only guess at what he looked like. 没有他的照片，所以我们只能猜测他的长相。
guess
noun [ C ] uk/ɡes/ us/ɡes/
B1 猜测，推测
an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct
Go on - have/make a guess. 来啊——猜一猜嘛。
Both teams made some wild guesses (= made without much thought), none of which were right. 两个队都是瞎猜一通，没有一个猜对的。
猜想
someone's opinion about something that is formed without any knowledge of the situation
"I wonder why she's not here." "My guess is that her car has broken down." “我纳闷她为什么不在这儿。”“我猜她的车抛锚了吧。”
- More examples
- Both teams made some wild guesses , none of which were right.
- I wouldn't like to hazard a guess.
- That was an inspired guess.
- This is only a rough guess.
- That's my best guess but I could well be wrong.
Idioms
be anyone's guessidiom 谁也不知道，谁也拿不准
If a piece of information is anyone's guess, no one knows it.
"So what's going to happen now?" "That's anyone's guess." “那现在又会发生甚么呢？”“那谁知道。”
Which of these websites will be successful is anyone's guess.
It's anyone's guess what effect these measures will have on our kids.
As for his speech last week, it's anyone's guess what it was supposed to mean.
He initially bought the painting for £3,000, but it's anyone's guess what it's worth now.
your guess is as good as mineidiom informal 我跟你一样也不知道
something you say when you do not know the answer to a question
"What's he doing?" "Your guess is as good as mine." “他在干什么啊？”“我也不知道。”