speculation
US: /ˌspɛkjəˈɫeɪʃən/
UK: /spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
speculation /,spekju'leiʃn/- danh từ
- sự suy xét, sự nghiên cứu
- sự suy đoán, sự ức đoán
- sự đầu cơ tích trữ
- to buy something as a speculation: mua tích trữ vật gì
- (đánh bài) trò chơi mua bán
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, C] ~ (that ...)
~ (about / over sth) 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. + His private life is the subject of much speculation. + Today's announcement ends months of speculation about the company's future. + She dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation. + Our speculations proved right. + The president's absence led to speculation over his health.
2 [U, C] ~ (in sth) 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: speculation in oil
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 conjecture, guess, hypothesis, theory, guesswork, postulation, surmise, supposition, opinion:
My speculations have often proved true. Both the steady-state and the big-bang theories of the origins of the universe are pure speculation.
2 thinking, rumination, cogitation, reflection, meditation, contemplation, consideration, cerebration, pondering, wondering, deliberation, evaluation:
All serious philosophers engage in idle speculation.
3 gambling, gamble, wagering, wager, taking (a) chance(s) or risk(s), chance-taking:
Her speculation on the market paid off handsomely.
Collocation
1 making guesses about sth
ADJ.
considerable, intense, much, widespread | further, increasing, renewed | continuing, endless | pure | mere
Whether or not he will get the job is mere speculation.
| wild | idle, fruitless | rife
Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
| media, press | metaphysical, philosophical
VERB + SPECULATION
cause, encourage, fuel, give rise to, increase, intensify, invite, lead to, prompt, raise | dampen, discourage, end, put an end to | dismiss | indulge in
PREP.
amid ~
He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was seriously ill.
| ~ among
There was wild speculation among the students as to the reason for cancelling the lecture.
| ~ about/as to/on/over
There has been increasing speculation over the future of the monarchy.
PHRASES
a matter for speculation, a subject of speculation
2 buying and selling for profit
ADJ.
financial | market | currency, land, property, etc.
PREP.
~ against
speculation against the euro
| ~ in
speculation in oil
| ~ on
speculation on the stock market
Concise dictionary
speculations‚spekjə'leɪʃn /-jʊ'l-noun
+a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
+a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
+an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
+continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
