音标:[.spekju'leiʃәn] ;
n. 沉思, 推测, 投机
[经] 投机交易, 买空卖空
n. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
n. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
词型变化:名词复数形式 : speculations
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speculation的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. They have much speculation over the cause of the air crash.他们对飞机坠毁原因有多方推测。
  2. Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.这种胡乱猜测甚嚣尘上,已经到了必须立即解决的程度了。
  3. He makes some unprofitable speculations.他在做些无利可图的投机生意。
  4. She lose all her money in stock exchange speculation.她将所有的钱赔进了股票投机生意。
  5. The Big Bang is a kind of speculation or guess rather than a proven fact.大爆炸只是一种思索和推测并不是已证明的事实。

词汇搭配

  • stock speculation股票投机
  • bear speculation空头投机
  • monetary speculation金融投机
  • dabble speculation小试投机
  • pure speculation纯属揣测
  • engage in speculation从事投机,做投机生意...
  • refrain speculation抑制投机
  • foreign exchange speculation外汇投机
  • commercial speculation商业炒作
  • speculation in securities证券投机
  • joint speculation合伙投机买卖...
  • destabilization speculation使市场不稳定的投机...
  • destabilizing speculation破坏稳定的投机...
  • exchange speculation外汇投机
  • wildcat stock speculation非法经营的股票投机...
  • intellectual speculation知识的思索
  • business speculation商业投机
  • bull speculation多头投机
  • on speculation投机,碰运气地...

经典引文

  • Mere romantic speculation of political dreamers.

    出自:H. P. Brougham
  • Speculation increased that we might..devalue the dollar.

    出自:Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Speculations as to what went on in the artist's mind are unverifiable.

    出自:I. A. Richards
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