guesswork

英 [ˈɡeswɜːk]

美 [ˈɡeswɜːrk]

n.  猜想; 猜测

BNC.19630 / COCA.20577

牛津词典

noun

• 猜想；猜测
  the process of trying to find an answer by guessing when you do not have enough information to be sure
  1. It was pure guesswork on our part.
     这纯属我们的猜测。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 猜测；推测
  Guessworkis the process of trying to guess or estimate something without knowing all the facts or information.
  1. The question of who planted the bomb remains a matter of guesswork.
     到底是谁安放了炸弹依然只是猜测。

英英释义

noun

• an estimate based on little or no information
  Synonym:guessguessingshotdead reckoning

双语例句

• This way, disks can be identified, configured, and imported with no guesswork.
  通过这种方式，就可以准确地识别、配置和导入磁盘。
• The fact was, however, that the assumption about correlation was just that: guesswork.
  然而事实是，关于相关性的假定只是：猜测。
• The question of who planted the bomb remains a matter of guesswork.
  到底是谁安放了炸弹依然只是猜测。
• This will take away the caller's guesswork and will eliminate them calling back two or three more times.
  这将减少打电话的人的猜测并且可以让他们少打几个电话。
• The goal is to reduce the guesswork and provide as solid an estimate as possible.
  我们的目标是减少猜测，尽可能提供可靠的评估。
• Evaluating future risks will require even more guesswork.
  评估未来的风险将需要做更多的猜测。
• But more often we have to depend on guesswork.
  但更常见的情况是我们只能推断。
• This effectively removes the guesswork and error-prone nature of working with commands by hand in Eclipse.
  这将有效消除在Eclipse中手动使用命令的猜测性和易出错性。
• At this stage, this list is just guesswork.
  在本阶段，此列表只是一种猜想。
• Moreover, making decisions based on projected second-order, third-order and more remote consequences is guesswork at best.
  此外，基于计划的二阶、三阶和更深远的影响作出裁决是最多只是臆测。