| 词汇 | second-guessed |
| 释义 | second-guessed past participle, past simple ofsecond-guess 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 disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher Examples of second-guessedsecond-guessed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I find it difficult to see how circuit judges can be second-guessed by the commissioner, but that is by the by. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is definitely the case that teachers feel that they are being second-guessed and that their authority is being undermined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He could not do that effectively if his decisions on levels of service were second-guessed by the regulator. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot hold those people accountable if they are second-guessed by someone else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It made recommendations which almost second-guessed the tragedy that was about to happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the assembly is already party to the decision, or has second-guessed the mayor's decision, how can it then exercise an independent scrutiny function? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was he who decided that the panel should not have its decisions regularly second-guessed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The implication of that is that he is contemplating that it will be second-guessed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Professional judgments must not be suborned or second-guessed by voluntary organisations, individuals or politicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My adjectives apply to a programme that second-guessed the evidence and conducted reconstructions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Above all, it begins to seethe when our laws are second-guessed by a bunch of second-rate judges over whom our democratic system has no control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those obligations must be able to be second-guessed by the sovereign authorities within the sovereign nations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Councils are now being second-guessed by organisation committees and second-guessed, sometimes wrongly, by adjudicators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, those decisions are second-guessed and orchestrated by others who do not have their experience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem remains that introducing an open appeal system would take us back to the discretionary system of the past; the formula might well be second-guessed by an erudite person. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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