2ADJ-GRADED (表情)带着疑问的,好奇的 Someone who has a speculative expression seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing. (表情)带着疑问的,好奇的
His mother regarded him with a speculative eye.
他的母亲用好奇的目光看着他。
speculatively
I caught her eyes on me speculatively. I imagined she was wondering about my relationship with Max.
我注意到她用带着疑问的眼神看着我。我猜她在想我和马克斯是什么关系。
3ADJ 投机性的Speculative is used to describe activities which involve buying goods or shares, or buildings and properties, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit. 投机性的
Thousands of pensioners were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds.
几千名领取养老金的人被劝说用自己的住房作抵押去投资投机性债券。
The King's Reach hotel was built as a speculative venture but never completed.