second-guessing
v. 预测,猜测,预言;事后批评,对……放马后炮(second-guess 的现在分词)
2026-03-22 08:16 浏览次数 16
v. 预测,猜测,预言;事后批评,对……放马后炮(second-guess 的现在分词)
1. to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known
meet almost every morning and, over coffee, second-guess the local coach
— Bruce Newman also to engage in such criticism of (an action or decision)
second-guess the general's strategy
2. to seek to anticipate or predict
lived royally by his ability to second-guess the stock market
— Time
3. to criticize or question the actions or decisions of someone
4. to try to guess or predict what (someone or something) will do
Your policy has been one which I fully understand -- I’m not second-guessing -- of one child per family.
你们一直实行一个家庭只生一个孩子的政策——我完全理解这一政策,也不会在这里指手划脚。
Some of the women who have lost their jobs find themselves second-guessing any sartorial liberties they did take.
一些失去工作的女性对自己过去在穿着打扮方面的随意颇为追悔。
And, on the basis of interviews with several dozen villagers, there is no second-guessing who gets what.
而且根据对几位村民的采访,没人知道他们能领到什么。
And while we know that having it all, at least all at the same time, can be a dangerous pipe dream that leaves us second-guessing ourselves and feeling that we don「t measure up — still we aspire.
我们知道,要拥有这一切,至少,要同时拥有这一切完全是在空想,而且这个危险的空想会让我们总是批评自己的能力并感到自己还不够格,尽管这样,我们却仍然立志于要拥有这一切。
The Fed worries that congressional second-guessing of its policy decisions would compromise its fiercely-guarded independence.
美联储担心国会干预其政策制定会危及其顽强捍卫的独立性。
Whatever your number is, it」s a good idea to commit to it in advance, so there「s no second-guessing yourself later on.
不管你的数目是什么,提前完成任务总是好的,这样就不会产生任何的迟疑了。
But now economists like Mr Frank and Mr Kahneman delight in second-guessing such choices, citing the evidence of their hedonimeters.
但现在像弗兰克先生和卡勒曼先生这样的经济学家们醉心于对这些选择的事后品评,引用了他们的快乐量度的证据。
This is especially likely since Congress and the Treasury will be calling them to testify and second-guessing their decisions.
尤其可能是因为美国国会和财政部将要求他们作证,并质询他们的决定。
Senior military officers fear he is second-guessing and undermining Gen McChrystal, whom he has met only twice.
高级军官们担心,他正在秋后算账,暗中对付他只见过两次的麦克克里斯托将军。
「People are just second-guessing the global recovery today,」 said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank in Chicago. 「I」m not too worried about it, though.」
「人们只是对今天的全球复苏表示猜测,」杰克。埃布林(JackAblin)是总部位于芝加哥的哈里斯私人银行的投资总监,他说,「不过我对此不太担心。」
He believes that the real reason hospitals jealously guard medical records is they don「t want to open themselves up to second-guessing from patients-or patients」 lawyers.
他相信,医院戒备森严地看守医学记录的真正原因是他们自己不想公开,免遭病人或病人律师的事后批评。
Now that he has faded so dreadfully, he「s destined for a dreadful, awkward summer of anguish and second-guessing his play.
既然他退步的这么快,他注定要过一个痛苦,尴尬的夏天,好好评价自己的表现。
Stop second-guessing what Sir Alex or Arsène are thinking, as though you have some exclusive professional insight into their inner brains that is denied to the viewer or listener.
停止对爵爷弗格森或阿尔塞纳·温格想法的猜测。 就算你对他们内心世界有独断专业的视角,听众和观众也不会买你的账。
Some of the women who have forfeited their jobs find themselves second-guessing any sartorial liberties they did take.
一些失去工作的女性对自己过去在穿着打扮方面的随意颇为追悔。
Often this means questioning my motivation, evaluating goals reached or even second-guessing myself.
这常常意味着质问我的动机、评估是否达到目标,甚或事后做自我批评。
I believe this country was founded on certain timeless principles, and that we shouldn」t be second-guessing the Founding Fathers.
但我相信这个国家建立在某些永存的原则之上,我们不应该质疑开国者。
Even in a stock market made of thousands of mutual second-guessing agents, the group of conflicting interests would quickly settle on a price that was fairly stable.
即使在股市上,当有成千上万的代理在玩着相互预测的游戏时,利益沖突的各方也能迅速达成一个还算稳定的价格。
So the challenge is making better choices, never second-guessing and always looking forward.
所以做出更好的选择的是更大的挑战,永远不要事后评价,并且保持希望。