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guesswork

noun
🔊/ˈɡeswɜːk/
🔊/ˈɡeswɜːrk/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the process of trying to find an answer by guessing when you do not have enough information to be sure猜想；猜测
    • It was pure guesswork on our part.这纯属我们的猜测。🔊🔊
    see also conjecture
    Extra Examples
    • Their price estimates are based on pure guesswork.他们的估价完全是猜的。
    • Their results owe more to educated guesswork than to actual knowledge.他们的成果与其说是基于实际的知识，还不如说是基于知识的猜测。
    • weekly shopping lists that take the guesswork out of meal planning打消人们对一日三餐食谱猜测的每周购物清单
    • A combination of guesswork and luck led them to the right address.一半靠猜一半靠运气，他们找到了正确的地点。
    • There's a fair amount of guesswork involved in the process.在此过程中涉及大量猜测工作。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pure
    • educated
    verb + guesswork
    • be based on
    • involve
    • eliminate
    • …
    phrases
    • a matter of guesswork
    • take the guesswork out of something
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