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second-guess

['sekənd'ɡes]

vt. 事后劝告；预言
vi. 作事后批评

英文词源

second-guess (v.): 1941, back-formation from second-guesser (1937), American English, originally baseball slang for a fan who loudly questions decisions by players, managers, etc.; perhaps from guesser in the baseball slang sense of "umpire."

双语例句

1. This brings us to the second question I asked.: 这就将我们带到了我所提的第二个问题。

2. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.: 埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。

3. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.: 不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。

4. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me.": “在那儿等着！”凯瑟琳站起身来，“不，我改主意了。跟我来。”

5. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.: 伴着一声嗥叫，第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟。