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词汇 surmising
释义 surmising
present participle ofsurmise
surmise
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /səˈmaɪz/ us /sɚˈmaɪz/
to guess something, without having much or any proof: 推测,猜测,臆测
[ + (that) ]The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country.据警方推测,抢劫犯已经逃离了这个国家。
Synonyms
conjectureformal
hypothesizeformal
speculate(GUESS)
theorize
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to guess
guessGuess who called yesterday?
estimateThey estimate that the work will take at least ten weeks.
divineMum had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly.
surmiseFrom the expression on his face, she surmised that something bad had happened.
conjectureIt would be reasonable to conjecture that lack of exercise contributed to his obesity.
speculateA spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the plane crash.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Guessing, supposing and suspecting
approximate
as muchidiom
conjecture
consider
deem
draw
fall
guess
jump
jump to conclusionsidiom
mark
mark someone down as something
misjudge
misjudgment
pluck
presuppose
supposably
surmise
think of something
unguessable

Examples of surmising


surmising

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


I have my own view as to how much he was surmising and how much he was reporting.
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He was surmising what might happen if discussions between the local authority associations broke down.
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He is right in surmising that spring will be a little late this year.
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We were all surmising what line the lecturer would be taking, and we found that the greatest room in the world was the room for improvement.
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To speed up the process, they resort to blasting the cliffs, surmising that the mysterious blue material will not be damaged by the explosions.
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During the past century, scholars have often questioned this, surmising that this may have been a rumor circulated by his detractors.
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Drake also discusses how taxes detract from his overall earnings; however, he comforts himself by surmising that you lose some, you win some.
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Adler finished by surmising that an only child loves being the center of attention and matures quickly but in the end fails to become independent.
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She keeps looking down, surmising the situation.
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Brownlee declined, surmising that many of the newly elected farmer-politicians would have seen an urban lawyer in the premier's office as a repudiation of much of what they stood for.
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