with obj.
1- estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct猜测; 推测：
she guessed the child's age at 14 or 15
她猜那孩子约有十四五岁
with clause he took her aside and I guessed that he was offering her a job.他把她带到一边, 我想他要给她提供一份工作。
1.1
guess at
make a conjecture about推测：their motives he could only guess at.
他只能去推测的他们的动机。
1.2
- correctly conjecture or perceive猜中, 猜出：
with clause she's guessed where we're going.她已猜出我们要去哪里。
1.3
- in imperative used to introduce something considered surprising or exciting猜一猜（用以引出令人惊讶或兴奋的事物）：
guess what I've just seen!
猜猜我刚才看到了什么！
1.4
I guess
informal used to indicate that although one thinks or supposes something, it is without any great conviction or strength of feeling〈非正式〉想, 认为（表示尽管有某种想法, 但没有确信或强烈的感觉）：with clause I guess I'd better tell you everything.我想我最好把一切都告诉你。
- an estimate or conjecture猜测; 推测：
my guess is that within a year we will have a referendum.
我的猜测是我们会在一年内进行公民公决。
短语
anybody's（或anyone's）guess
- very difficult or impossible to determine很难确定; 谁都拿不准：
how well the system will work is anybody's guess.
这一系统的运行效果如何, 谁也拿不准。
keep someone guessing
- informal leave someone uncertain or in doubt as to one's intentions or plans〈非正式〉使（某人）捉摸不透自己的意图（或计划）。
派生词
guessable
adjectiveguesser
noun词源
Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch gissen, and probably related to get.