高中英语unit2 the universal language--reading [ty](课件)牛津版选修8.ppt

(2) to give the correct answer or make the correct judgment:[+ question word] I bet you can’t guess how old he is.She guessed the answer first time. n. [C] (1) an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct:Go on—have/make/US take a guess. “What’s the time?” “It’s about 5 o’clock, at a guess (= without knowing exactly).” (2) someone’s opinion about sth. which is formed without any knowledge of the situation:“I wonder why she’s not here.” “My guess is that her car has broken down.” guess at sth. phrasal verb [T]to try to imagine sth. when you have littl