second-guessing
present participle ofsecond-guess
| 单词 | second-guessing |
| 释义 | second-guessing present participle ofsecond-guess second-guess verb[T] uk/ˌsek.əndˈɡes/us/ˌsek.əndˈɡes/second-guessverb[T](GUESS)toguesswhat someone will do in thefuture: She's alwaystryingto second-guess theboss. Predicting things and intuition
second-guessverb[T](CRITICIZE)US tocriticizesomeone'sactionsor aneventafter it hashappened: Ofcourseit'seasyto second-guess themanagementof theelectioncampaign, but I dothinkseriousmistakeswere made. Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofsecond-guessingsecond-guessing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is an organized and persistentsecond-guessingfrom the sidelines. From theCambridge English Corpus The perusal and attempted analysis of variants produces any amount ofsecond-guessing. From theCambridge English Corpus All this recrimination andsecond-guessingis quite understandable given the dramatic rise and fall of health care reform in the early 1990s. From theCambridge English Corpus The fact that psychologists are (in)famous for deceiving participants is likely to magnify participants' uncertainty andsecond-guessing. From theCambridge English Corpus The geographic framing of the enterprise, as established by the first section, will undoubtedly inspire somesecond-guessing. From theCambridge English Corpus The absence of a story forces his listeners intosecond-guessinghis intent. From theCambridge English Corpus How might we research and write about the intersection of new media and popular music without being cynical, without being celebratory, and withoutsecond-guessingourselves into a corner? From theCambridge English Corpus Her persistence may result in the physicianssecond-guessingtheir own assessment, although this is not made clear in the case. From theCambridge English Corpus Should it become a real asset manager for parts of the global savings pool,second-guessingspeculators, preventing panic, stabilising markets? FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We do not want—we can no longer afford—the overhead expense of large multinational project officessecond-guessingindustry and complicating the contractual relationship with the supplier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There could be a significant saving on bureaucracy when one considers the army of external assessors who will perambulate around the countrysecond-guessingevery decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should be decided by chief officers, subject to independent review that does not entailsecond-guessingof their operational judgments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We would end upsecond-guessingthe courts and indirectly providing a further line of appeal outside the process, thus undermining negotiation and the courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in the business ofsecond-guessingor criticising our regulators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The party's preferences forsecond-guessingon public expenditure do not offer a way forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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