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。

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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。

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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。

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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。”

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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。

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