speculation
美 [ˌspekjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] 
英 [ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n]
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1. | [u][c] 推测；猜测；推断the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts |
| There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign. 人们纷纷推测她将辞职。 |
| His private life is the subject of much speculation. 他的私生活引起诸多猜测。 |
| Today's announcement ends months of speculation about the company's future. 今天的声明使得几个月来关于公司未来的种种猜测就此烟消云散。 |
| She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation . 她说报纸上的报道毫无根据，纯属臆断。 |
| Our speculations proved right. 事实证明，我们的推断是对的。 |
2. | [u][c] ~ (in sth) 投机买卖；炒股the activity of buying and selling goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit, but with the risk of losing money |
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Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.
穆沙拉夫声望的下降促使他想发表一份紧急声明来遏制那些反对的声音。
Because financial speculation plays such an important role in generating growth, this cycle is all about inflation.
因为金融投机在制造增长中起了重要的作用，上述循环的关键是通胀。
This is all speculation, but hopefully you can begin to see the opportunity for small business in this space.
这些都是我的猜测，但小企业在这个市场上也许有望把握机遇。
Klopper said he was unaware of details, but past speculation has included sonar buoys able to identify sharks and transmit a warning signal.
发言人克劳普说他不知道具体细节，但是之前传闻内容涉及声纳浮标，它能够识别鲨鱼并传出警告信号。
Of course, for the moment all this muttering about gold is simply wild speculation.
当然在现阶段，所有这些关于黄金的低声议论还只是胡乱猜想。
Out of the money collected is not attracting developers who purchase the "eyeball" and speculation on the project Sau ?
抛出重金征集案名，是不是开发商吸引购房人“眼球”、炒作项目的征名秀？
Speculation that China would be supplied via a dedicated gas field in Russia, perhaps developed jointly, is incorrect, he said.
他说，有猜测说中国将通过俄罗斯境内一个专门气田接受供应，有可能是联合开发，这种猜测不正确。
Alan Smith has reiterated his desire to remain at Old Trafford despite speculation linking him with a move away from United.
尽管已经有流言显示阿兰史密斯将离开曼联，他反复重申自己留在老特拉福德的决心。
How much the yuan is undervalued is a matter of speculation and debate.
到底人民币被低估了多少？这个问题有待猜测和辩论。
Like confirmation from her manager matters at this point - the speculation is just too great!
像确认来自她的经理这一点上，传闻真是太好了！
Contrary to western media speculation, Kim Jong Il did not step down nor did he hand over any of his powers to his son.
与西方媒体的猜测不同的是，金正日并没有卸任，也没有把权力交给儿子。
Expectations worthy of a new digital messiah; after almost two years of hype and speculation, it seems we'd be satisfied with nothing less.
这样高的期待配得上一位新的数码救世主；在差不多两年的猜疑和假设之后，貌似我们满足之极。
M&A speculation has also been a factor behind the recent volatility in the company's shares.
企业并购方面的猜测一直是该公司股价近来波动的主要因素。
Wenger, though, has no intention of letting any of his star names leave and slammed all the speculation behind the political wrangling.
但温格并不打算放走队中的任何一名大牌球星，并反驳了这些政治争斗背后的流言。
"That's laughable to me, " Cruise said when Winfrey told him there was speculation that "what you and Katie have is not real. "
当温弗瑞告诉克鲁斯，有人认为”你和凯蒂的生活不太真实“时，克鲁斯回答道：“我觉得这很可笑”。
Lotito also cooled speculation that Luciano Zauri was on his way to Juventus on a free transfer at the end of the campaign.
洛蒂托还否定了关于扎乌里正准备在合同结束后免费自由转会前往尤文图斯的谣传。
As people began to join the speculation, trying to get in at low prices, prices took off and the market developed a life of its own.
当人们开始从事这些投机活动，他们试图以低价买入，价格便大幅度上涨并且市场也因此发展出它自身的一套机制。
The best way to turn off the speculation, he said, was to tell the truth.
他说，停止那些臆测的最好办法就是说明真相。
Sir Robert Chiltern : The affair to which you allude was no more than a speculation.
主席先生罗伯特奇尔特恩：这件事您提到只不过是猜测。
It is all just speculation at this point.
不过在这点上，目前都只是猜测。
It takes the question of the early history of the universe out of the realm of speculation and into the realm of measurement.
它把宇宙早期历史这一问题由空想领域带入实测领域。
Because optical observations are impossible, speculation on the stellar content in dark clouds long received little attention.
由于不可能进行光学观测，所以关于暗云中恒星数目的推算长期以来不受重视。
He was chiseled out of five thousand pounds in business speculation.
他搞商业投机，被人骗去5000英镑。
The speculation must be based upon sound scientific principles.
推测必须以可靠的科学原理为基础。
He found himself wondering indeed at many things, and this last speculation had others to keep it company.
他发现自己对很多事情感到不解，他最近这番思索又使他想起好多其他事情来。
What Gorbachev thinks of such speculation.
戈尔巴乔夫对这种想象如何考虑。
I like neither Bulstrode nor speculation.
我既不喜欢布尔斯特罗德，也不喜欢投机买卖。
There had been speculation that the new boss would not be able to win over the old lags to his vision.
一直以来许多人不看好这位新总裁能把公司里的落后势力拉过来，帮助他实现新构想。
Mr Berlusconi himself set off speculation over his future a week ago by speaking vaguely of a "coup" plot against him.
贝卢斯科尼本人在一周前含糊地提到一场针对他的“政变”阴谋，从而引发了对其未来的猜测。
Avon 'doesn't comment on rumors or speculation, ' she said. 'The company is committed to timely, regular and material disclosures. '
她说，雅芳不会对流言或猜测置评，公司致力于及时、定期、实质性的信息披露。
Speculation also heated up earlier this week after the company backed out of a Barclays technology conference.
由于Compellent缺席巴克莱技术会议，本周稍早相关的并购猜测升温。
An Arrow spokesman said the firm does not comment on media speculation and added that discussions are continuing.
Arrow的一位新闻发言人表示，公司不对媒体的猜测发表评论，并表示谈判正在继续。
There has been speculation over the captain's future in recent weeks as Van Persie enters the final two years of his current contract.
因为范佩西已经进入了他合同期的最后两年，近几个星期关于这位队长的未来有了各种猜测。
Speculation was rife that the detention heralded a crackdown on CDB and a potential challenge to Chen Yuan, the bank's powerful president.
当时有很多传言称，王益被抓，标志着对中国国开行开始整肃，并可能对中国国开行权重的行长陈元构成挑战。
If the world were good for nothing else, it would be a fine subject for speculation.
尽管这世界并无其他用处，可也是供作思考的一则好题目。
Obame'sname had been mentioned in speculation before the award , but many Nobel watches believed it was to early to award the president.
被授奖前奥巴马的名字曾在投机活动中被提及过，但多数诺贝尔奖观察员认为授这个奖为时过早。
This fuelled speculation that the bank will take a more hawkish stance ahead of the European Central Bank's meeting later this week.
这引发央行将在本周晚些时候货币政策会议召开前采取更强硬立场的猜测。
He denies speculation that he's homosexual, and has a 5-year-old daughter with his wife, Shen Chunyang, who often performs with him onstage.
小沈阳否认了自己是同性恋的传言，他已经有了一个5岁的女儿。而他的妻子沈春阳也经常同他一起演出。
Although the sale of Buick is strictly a rumor at this time, it opens the door to a great deal of speculation.
虽然出售别克严格谣言在这个时候，它开启了大门，以大量的投机活动。
Amid all the rumor, speculation and nonsense, only you know for certain what you think and feel.
在各种流言、猜测和无稽之谈中，只有你了解自己的真实想法和感受。
There was a lot of speculation about the monster (which turned out to be a badger), including, you guessed it: chupacabra.
关于这只怪兽人们有很多猜测（有人认为是一只獾），包括——你能猜到的——卓帕卡布拉。
His appearance had changed so much since he was a child star that there was much speculation about the work he'd had done.
他的外貌相比他童星时代的样子改变了很多，于是有很多关于他曾做过的手术的猜测。
The state of her marriage was the subject of considerable speculation following the Lewinsky scandal in 1998.
1998年继莱温斯基丑闻之后她的婚姻状态成为热门炒作话题。
The meeting follows widespread speculation over the possibility of a trade war this year between the two nations.
这次会晤前，很多人还在猜测今年两国之间爆发贸易战的可能性。
"I decided to do an actual calculation, " he says. "Could I get all this speculation down to a well-posed problem? "
“我决定做一次真实计算，”他说，“不知道我做完这番演算后能不能得到一个适定问题。”
Buying houses for investment is always welcome, but if it is used for speculation, then it is not the case.
买房用于投资是永远值得欢迎的，但如果是用于投机则不然。
Moreover, the advent of the telegraph did away with much of the speculation that had previously been a staple of American newspapers.
此外，电报的出现，取消了此前曾是美国报纸主题的大量思考。
