プログレッシブ英和中辞典(第5版)の解説
guess
/ɡés/
1
I should guess his age at [to be] 50.
彼は50歳だと思う
Guess how many kids there are in my family.
うちの子ども何人だか当ててごらん
Guess what!=You'll never guess.
((略式))あのね,何だと思う;言ってあげようか(◆通例What?と聞き返す)
I can't guess what to do next.
次に何をやってよいか見当がつかない
1a
guess right [wrong]
推量が当たる [はずれる]
You must not guess at the answers.
当て推量で答えてはいけない
How did you guess?
なぜわかったのですか
2
guess the answer
答えを言い当てる
You've guessed it.
((略式))当たった(◆悪い予想に用いる)
3
I guess I'll have some too.
私もいくつかいただきましょう
“Is he coming?” “I guess so [not].”
「彼来るかしら」「来る [来ない] と思うよ」(◆I guess not. はGuess not. ともいう)
The children don't like it, I guess.
子どもたちは気に入らないと思うけど
I'm tired, so I guess I'll go to bed.
疲れたから寝るとするか
A can only guess
A(人)に(…が)わかるはずもない≪at≫
keep A guessing
((略式))(勝手に想像させて)A(人)の気をもませる,Aをじらす
let me guess
((略式))(相手の機先を制して)私が思うに
you can guess A
((略式))A(事)ぐらい言わなくてもわかるはずだ
you would never guess
((略式))(…だとは)夢にも思わないだろう≪that節≫
━━
a lucky [bad] guess
まぐれ当たり [見当はずれ]
a wild [rough] guess
当てずっぽう [大ざっぱな推測]
make [((米))take, ((英))have] a guess at a person's age
人の年齢を当て推量する
My guess is that the Yankees will win the pennant.
((略式))ヤンキースが優勝するのでは
Here is my best guess as to what is happening.
今起こっていることはおそらくこうです
I made a guess that there were 300 people present.
まず300人出席しているとみた
anybody's [anyone's] guess
((略式))まったく予想がつかないこと
How long this will last is anybody's guess.
どれぐらい続くかだれもわからない
at a guess
((英略式))推測では,だいたいの見当では
At a guess, she may be 30.
彼女はざっと踏んで30歳ってところかな
by guess (and by God)
当てずっぽうで
I'll give you three guesses.
容易にわかるだろう
Your guess is as good as mine.
((略式))さあ,私にもよくわからない(◆質問に対する答え)