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con·jec·tureBrE /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃər/ noun(formal) [C] an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing 猜测；推测 SYN guess ◆The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report. 新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。 [U] the forming of an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge 揣测；臆测◆What was going through the killer's mind is a matter for conjecture. 凶手当时心里是怎样想的，这个问题只能由人们去推测了。 ➡ see also guesswork ▸ con·jec·tural BrE /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/ adjective con·jec·tureBrE /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃər/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they conjecture BrE /kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃər/present simple - he / she / it conjectures BrE /kənˈdʒektʃəz/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərz/past simple conjectured BrE /kənˈdʒektʃəd/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərd/past participle conjectured BrE /kənˈdʒektʃəd/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərd/ -ing form conjecturing BrE /kənˈdʒektʃərɪŋ/ NAmE /kənˈdʒektʃərɪŋ/ [I, T] (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it 猜测；推测 SYNguess◆~ (about sth) We can only conjecture about what was in the killer's mind. 我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。◆~ what/how, etc.…We can only conjecture what was in the killer's mind.我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。◆~ that…He conjectured that the population might double in ten years. 他推测人口在十年后可能会增加一倍。◆~ sthShe conjectured the existence of a completely new species. 她推测有一个全新物种存在。◆~ sth to do sthThe remains are conjectured to be thousands of years old. 据推测，这些古迹有几千年的历史。 |