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longman Dict. speculate verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts or details
She refused to speculate.
speculate on/about (why/what etc)
Jones refused to speculate about what might happen.
speculate that
Some analysts speculated that jobs will be lost.
2 [intransitive] to buy goods, property, shares in a company etc, hoping that you will make a large profit when you sell them
speculate in/on
He speculated in stocks. | 
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发表于 2004-12-13 10:17:00
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