second-guess
verb🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡes/
🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡes/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they second-guess | 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ |
| he / she / it second-guesses | 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪz/ 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪz/ |
| past simple second-guessed | 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ |
| past participle second-guessed | 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ |
| -ing form second-guessing | 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] second-guess somebody/something/yourself
to guess what somebody will do before they do it; to guess how you will feel in the future 猜测；预言 It was impossible to second-guess the decision of the jury. 陪审团的决定不可能预测。 🔊🔊 It's one of the toughest decisions you'll ever make and you may still be second-guessing yourself . 这是你做过的最艰难的决定之一，你可能还是会猜测自己。
- [transitive, intransitive] second-guess (somebody/something) (especially North American English)
to criticize somebody after a decision has been made; to criticize something after it has happened 事后批评（或品评）；耍事后聪明