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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsecond-ˈguess verb [transitive]  1  PREDICTto try to say what will happen or what someone will do before they do it 猜测，预言，预测 I’m not going to try and second-guess the committee’s decisions. 我不想去猜测委员会的决定。2  American EnglishCRITICIZE to criticize something after it has already happened 事后批评，对…放马后炮 The decision has been made – there’s no point in second-guessing it now. 决定已经作了——现在放马后炮已经没有意义。→ See Verb table

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second-guess• It's no use second-guessing his decision to sell the company.• I just couldn't get the ball past him; he second-guessed me every time.• Second-guessing the bank's next move in the takeover bid proved very difficult.• She was trying to second-guess which card Jeff would play next.

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second-guess
ˌsecond-ˈguess verb [transitive]
1. to try to say what will happen or what someone will do before they do it:
    I’m not going to try and second-guess the committee’s decisions.
2. American English to criticize something after it has already happened:
    The decision has been made – there’s no point in second-guessing it now.

second-guessBrE /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they second-guess BrE /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈɡes/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it second-guesses BrE /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪz/ 🔊past simple second-guessed BrE /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ 🔊past participle second-guessed BrE /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈɡest/ 🔊 -ing form second-guessing BrE /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈɡesɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive] ~ sb/sth to guess what sb will do before they do it 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。🔊🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb/sth) (especially NAmE) to criticize sb after a decision has been made; to criticize sth after it has happened 事后批评（或品评）；耍事后聪明