| 词汇 | second-guess |
| 释义 | second-guess verb[ T ] uk /ˌsek.əndˈɡes/ us /ˌsek.əndˈɡes/ second-guessverb[T] (GUESS)to guess what someone will do in the future: 猜测;预言 She's always trying to second-guess the boss.她老是试图揣测老板的意图。 Predicting things and intuition augur augury bellwether betcha bode herald horizon scanning hunch inkling instinct prefigure premonition premonitory presage prescience telepathically telepathy there's no knowing/telling/sayingidiom unforeseeable unintuitively second-guessverb[T] (CRITICIZE)US to criticize someone's actions or an event after it has happened: 事后批评 Of course it's easy to second-guess the management of the election campaign, but I do think serious mistakes were made.当然事后批评竞选活动的组织水平很容易，不过我确实认为他们犯了大错。 Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour boo disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile slam there you goidiom union-basher second-guess | American Dictionarysecond-guess verb[ T ] us/ˈsek·əndˈɡes/ second-guessverb[T] (CRITICIZE)to criticize someone's decision after it has been made, and say what you think is wrong with it: It doesn't help to second-guess their decision. second-guessverb[T] (GUESS)to guess what someone will do or what will happen Examples of second-guesssecond-guess In the age before critical liberalism, it was not his task to evaluate the divine text, to discuss its accuracy or second-guess its teaching. My decision to second-guess old research also took another form. As it is, we can only second-guess. It has also made noises about regional development agencies that will second-guess investment by trying to make investment decisions for business men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will not be there to second-guess the judgment of the chief executive in commercial matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once we have asked such a committee to make its judgments on the worst possible scenario, we must accept those judgments and not second-guess them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not for him then to second-guess that by taking the view of many officials who have misgivings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To try to second-guess the expertise of business is not a past mistake that we intend to repeat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is not for me to second-guess the local authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The person would try to second-guess the interviewer, and try to give the answer that he or she felt that the interviewer wanted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is important to try to understand and second-guess what motivates that prejudice if it is ever to be tackled to benefit people with disabilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be wrong to seek to second-guess the pay review body's recommendations or make detailed proposals for each grade and profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not part of its function to second-guess and become involved in the management process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in a position to second-guess insurance companies in this respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not and never has been our practice to try to second-guess the commercial judgment of the boards of publicly funded companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of second-guess These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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