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单词 second-guess
释义
second-guess
verb[T]
uk
/ˌsek.əndˈɡes/us
/ˌsek.əndˈɡes/

second-guessverb[T](GUESS)

toguesswhat someone will do in thefuture:
猜测；预言
She's alwaystryingto second-guess theboss.她老是试图揣测老板的意图。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Predicting things and intuition
  • augur
  • augury
  • bellwether
  • betcha
  • bode
  • far-sighted
  • inkling
  • instinct
  • intuit
  • intuition
  • intuitive
  • presage
  • prescience
  • prescient
  • prophecy
  • prophesy
  • psychic
  • the writing is on the wallidiom
  • unreasoning
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second-guessverb[T](CRITICIZE)

US
tocriticizesomeone'sactionsor aneventafter it hashappened:
事后批评
Ofcourseit'seasyto second-guess themanagementof theelectioncampaign, but I dothinkseriousmistakeswere 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。
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  • dim
  • fault
  • niggle
  • nitpick
  • opprobrious
  • peanut gallery
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
  • personalization
  • personalize
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(Definition ofsecond-guessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

second-guess| American Dictionary

second-guess
verb[T]
us
/ˈsek·əndˈɡes/

second-guessverb[T](CRITICIZE)

tocriticizesomeone'sdecisionafter it has been made, and say what youthinkiswrongwith it:
It doesn'thelpto second-guesstheirdecision.

second-guessverb[T](GUESS)

toguesswhat someone will do or what willhappen
(Definition ofsecond-guessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecond-guess

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In the age before critical liberalism, it was not his task to evaluate the divine text, to discuss its accuracy orsecond-guessits teaching.
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My decision tosecond-guessold research also took another form.
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As it is, we can onlysecond-guess.
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It has also made noises about regional development agencies that willsecond-guessinvestment by trying to make investment decisions for business men.
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He will not be there tosecond-guessthe judgment of the chief executive in commercial matters.
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Once we have asked such a committee to make its judgments on the worst possible scenario, we must accept those judgments and notsecond-guessthem.
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It is not for him then tosecond-guessthat by taking the view of many officials who have misgivings.
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To try tosecond-guessthe expertise of business is not a past mistake that we intend to repeat.
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However, it is not for me tosecond-guessthe local authority.
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The person would try tosecond-guessthe interviewer, and try to give the answer that he or she felt that the interviewer wanted.
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It is important to try to understand andsecond-guesswhat motivates that prejudice if it is ever to be tackled to benefit people with disabilities.
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It would be wrong to seek tosecond-guessthe pay review body's recommendations or make detailed proposals for each grade and profession.
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It is not part of its function tosecond-guessand become involved in the management process.
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I am not in a position tosecond-guessinsurance companies in this respect.
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It is not and never has been our practice to try tosecond-guessthe commercial judgment of the boards of publicly funded companies.
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