second-guess

['sekənd'ɡes]
  • vt. 事后劝告;预言
  • vi. 作事后批评

英英释义


1. attempt to anticipate or predict
2. evaluate or criticize with hindsight

实用场景例句


It was impossible to second-guess the decision of the jury.
陪审团的决定不可能预测。

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Don't try to second - guess the outcome.
不要猜测结果.

辞典例句

The papers have all been trying to second - guess each other about the President's next move.
各报一直在竞相猜测总统的下一步行动.

辞典例句

" You never second - guess yourself , " Posada said , " but after it happens, you do. "
当补手的 决不能 怀疑自己的判断, 但是得到这种结果, 你自然会多想.

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He always like to second - guess.
他总是爱放马后炮.

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Always give a hundred percent , and you will never have to second guess yourself.
永远百分之百肯定自己, 这样你就不会怀疑自己了.

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Of course we're sure; otherwise, we wouldn't have asked. It'shouldn't second - guess us or itself.
我们当然确定; 否则我们也不会提出请求,它不应该怀疑揣测我们或其自己.

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Always give a hundred percent , and you'll never have to second guess yourself.
永远百分之百肯定自己, 这样你就再也不会怀疑自己.

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But for the last ten yrs he has been trying to second - guess the boy child.
但在近10年里,他开始重新审视厄尔尼诺.

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双语例句


1. This brings us to the second question I asked.
这就将我们带到了我所提的第二个问题。

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2. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。

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3. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.
不用说,所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。

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4. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
“在那儿等着!”凯瑟琳站起身来,“不,我改主意了。跟我来。”

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5. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
伴着一声嗥叫,第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟。

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英文词源


second-guess (v.)
1941, back-formation from second-guesser (1937), American English, originally baseball slang for a fan who loudly questions decisions by players, managers, etc.; perhaps from guesser in the baseball slang sense of "umpire."

词态变化


第三人称单数: second-guesses;过去式: second-guessed;过去分词: second-guessed;现在分词: second-guessing;