| 词汇 | second-guessing |
| 释义 | second-guessing present participle 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-guessingsecond-guessing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is an organized and persistent second-guessing from the sidelines. The perusal and attempted analysis of variants produces any amount of second-guessing. All this recrimination and second-guessing is quite understandable given the dramatic rise and fall of health care reform in the early 1990s. The fact that psychologists are (in)famous for deceiving participants is likely to magnify participants' uncertainty and second-guessing. The geographic framing of the enterprise, as established by the first section, will undoubtedly inspire some second-guessing. The absence of a story forces his listeners into second-guessing his intent. How might we research and write about the intersection of new media and popular music without being cynical, without being celebratory, and without second-guessing ourselves into a corner? Her persistence may result in the physicians second-guessing their own assessment, although this is not made clear in the case. Should it become a real asset manager for parts of the global savings pool, second-guessing speculators, preventing panic, stabilising markets? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We do not want—we can no longer afford—the overhead expense of large multinational project offices second-guessing industry and complicating the contractual relationship with the supplier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There could be a significant saving on bureaucracy when one considers the army of external assessors who will perambulate around the country second-guessing every decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should be decided by chief officers, subject to independent review that does not entail second-guessing of their operational judgments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We would end up second-guessing the courts and indirectly providing a further line of appeal outside the process, thus undermining negotiation and the courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in the business of second-guessing or criticising our regulators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The party's preferences for second-guessing on public expenditure do not offer a way forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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