speculatively
adverb uk/ˈspek.jə.lə.tɪv.li/ us/ˈspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv.li/
(GUESS)
推测地，猜测地
in a way that shows you are guessing what will happen or what someone is thinking
We noticed them looking at each other speculatively. 我们注意到他们在好奇地互相打量着。
I glanced speculatively towards the window, where more bad weather had blown in from the North Sea. 我随便瞥了一眼窗户，那里从北海吹来了更多的坏天气。
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- Some things are said speculatively about me and have nothing to do with the facts.
- The professor speculatively suggests that leptin works directly on each individual cell.
- He looks speculatively at the pill.
(BUSINESS)
投机性地，投机买卖地
in the hope of making a profit in the future
Some homes are built speculatively without a committed buyer. 有些房子是在没有买家的情况下投机建造的。
The recordings were put out speculatively and sold really well. 这些唱片是投机性推出的，卖得非常好。
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- I often buy shares speculatively.
- They buy speculatively, not to purchase a home of their own.
- Purpose-built stadia generally followed from club success rather than being built speculatively in the hope of profit.
(APPLYING FOR JOB)
随机（求职）地，臆测（求职）地
in the hope of getting a job with a company although no job has been advertised
It is worth applying speculatively to the companies that you are really keen to work for but that aren't advertising at the moment. 如果你实在很想去某几间公司，尽管它们现在没有招聘，也值得去随机投一份申请信。
How do I approach a company speculatively? 要想联系一家公司主动求职，我该怎么做？
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- Applying speculatively means sending a CV and/or covering letter to an employer asking whether they can offer jobs or work experience.
- Graduates need to get over the idea that there's a stigma to applying speculatively.
- Having speculatively applied for the manager's post at Milton Keynes Dons, he received a call from the club's chairman.
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