1.投机者,投机商人;〈美〉垄断收买(戏票)的人
2.思辨者;纯[抽象]理论家,空谈者
1.somebody who speculates, especially financially
2.in rugby, a hurried forward kick of the ball from a defensive position, made in order to thwart a promising attack
1.Olivier de Schutter, UN rapporteur on the right to food, is in no doubt that speculators are behind the surging prices.
联合国食品权力事务特别报告员，坚信投机者们推动了价格的浮动。
2.Nevertheless, the argument that the price rise is all down to speculators is far from proven.
尽管如此，认为价格升高主要是由于投机者哄抬的看法仍然缺乏根据。
3.As is often the case, some are blaming the participation of speculators for these moves higher.
像往常一样，有人把上述农产品价格的上涨归咎于投机者的参与。
4.It's just a PR phrase invented by the White House to stick single-family mortgage deadbeats into the HAMP and leave out the speculators.
这只是白宫发明的一个公关术语，以便将有抵押债不还的单一家庭列入HAMP方案中，而把投机者排除在外。
5.Bafin, the German regulator, said on March 8 there was no evidence speculators using credit default swaps contributed to Greece's woes.
德国联邦金融监管局（Bafin）在3月8日曾表示，没有证据表明，使用信用违约互换的投机者加剧了希腊的困境。
6.But that doesn't explain most of these moves. Instead, as with crude oil, this seems to be mainly about speculators jumping in.
但这并不能解释金银价格在大多数时间里的走势。相反，跟原油一样，它们的走势似乎主要与投机者的趋之若鹜有关。
7.Morgan Stanley borrowed more, as its chief, John Mack, was complaining that the bank was target of speculators betting it would fail.
摩根士丹利借得更多，因为当时首席执行长麦晋桁（JohnMack）抱怨说，公司成了投资者下注它倒闭的目标。
8.The rally is best explained by the ease with which speculators and industrial buyers can find funds to bid up the clearing price.
对于此轮上涨最好的解释是，投机者和行业买家很容易获得资金以推高结算价格。
9.That makes them reluctant to mail the keys to the bank and walk away if the market weakens, although a few speculators do so anyway.
这让他们并不愿意在市场走弱的时候将房屋留给银行，而自己选择离开，不管怎么说仍然会有一些投机客会这样做。
10.But in the case of oil prices, it's hard to see that speculators are playing much of a role.
但在油价的案例中，很难看出投机者起到了多大作用。