| 词汇 | second-guess |
| 释义 | second-guessWord family adverbsecondarilysecondlynounsecondarinesssecondersecondary modernsecondary schoolsecond bestsecond classsecond handsecond homesecond-in-commandsecond lieutenantsecond namesecond sightsecondeesecondmentadjectivesecondarysecond-ratesecondverbsecond-guess ˌsecond-ˈguess verb [transitiveT] 1 PREDICTto try to say what will happen or what someone will do before they do it 猜测，预言，预测 I’m not going to try and second-guess the committee’s decisions. 我不想去猜测委员会的决定。 2 American EnglishAmECRITICIZE to criticize something after it has already happened 事后批评，对…放马后炮 The decision has been made – there’s no point in second-guessing it now. 决定已经作了——现在放马后炮已经没有意义。 Examples from the Corpus second-guess• It's no use second-guessing his decision to sell the company.• I just couldn't get the ball past him; he second-guessed me every time.• Second-guessing the bank's next move in the takeover bid proved very difficult.• She was trying to second-guess which card Jeff would play next. |
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