speculation

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đề xuất, suy đoán, phỏng đoán

BrE /spəˈkeɪʃn/ AmE /spəˈkeɪʃn/

noun en → vi

1 THOUGHT/IDEA [uncountable] B1

Đề xuất, suy đoán, phỏng đoán

the process of thinking about something without knowing all the facts, often to try to guess what will happen in the future

  • speculation about something

Collocations financial speculation · political speculation

  • There has been a lot of speculation about his future plans.

    Có nhiều suy đoán về kế hoạch tương lai của anh ấy.

2 DISCUSSION [uncountable] B2

Tranh luận, thảo luận về điều chưa chắc chắn

a discussion or debate about a subject that is not certain and often involves guessing what will happen in the future

  • speculation among/about something

Collocations public speculation · media speculation

  • There was a lot of public speculation about the cause of the accident.

    Có nhiều tranh luận công khai về nguyên nhân của tai nạn.

1 BETTING [uncountable] C1

Đầu cơ, đầu tư mạo hiểm

the buying and selling of shares or other financial products in the hope that they will increase in value, often involving a high risk

  • speculation on something

Collocations financial speculation · stock market speculation

  • The company's shares are a target for speculation.

    Cổ phiếu của công ty là mục tiêu cho đầu cơ.