hypothesize

英 [haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz]

美 [haɪˈpɑːθəsaɪz]

v.  假设; 假定

过去分词：hypothesized　过去式：hypothesized　现在分词：hypothesizing　第三人称单数：hypothesizes　

TOEFL

BNC.24737 / COCA.8799

牛津词典

verb

• 假设；假定
  to suggest a way of explaining sth when you do not definitely know about it; to form a hypothesis

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 hypothesise


• VERB 假设;假定
  If youhypothesize thatsomething will happen, you say that you think that thing will happen because of various facts you have considered.
  1. To explain this, they hypothesise that galaxies must contain a great deal of missing matter which cannot be detected...
     为了解释这一点，他们假定各星系一定包含了大量无法探测到的不明物质。
  2. I have long hypothesized a connection between these factors.
     我一直以来就认为这些因素之间存在着某种关联。

英英释义

verb

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  1. Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
  Synonym:speculatetheorizetheoriseconjecturehypothesisehypothecatesuppose

双语例句

• We, therefore, hypothesize that intrauterine infections during pregnancy may have a direct effect upon trophoblast cells through TLRs.
  因此我们推论妊娠时宫内感染可能通过TLR受体直接影响了滋养层细胞的功能。
• They hypothesize that it seeps through the porous volcanic rock below and eventually makes its way into Oregon's groundwater supply.
  他们猜想，湖水是通过湖底多孔的火山岩流走的，最终汇入了俄勒冈的地下水供给。
• However, we hypothesize that contextualization is beneficial in some situations but not in others.
  然而我们推测，情境在一些情况下是有用的，但在另一些情况下无效。
• Furthermore, I hypothesize that earnings distribution of loss firms reporting profits in the following year heavily clusters slightly above the zero-loss threshold.
  另外，本文假设各群亏损公司次年扭亏时，会策略性调控盈馀至略高于零损失门槛。
• In fact, researchers hypothesize that modafinil, the real-world drug most like the fictional drug from the movie Limitless works in part because it increases orexin.
  事实上，研究人员假设莫达非尼能让人精力充沛，这种确实存在的药物类似电影《永无止境》里的虚拟药物，因为它也能增加体内的阿立新。
• We can only hypothesize the cause of the crash.
  我们只能假定碰撞的原因。
• Based on our data we hypothesize that weight-induced changes in vascular inflammation may cause changes in albuminuria.
  根据我们的资料，我们提出了体重诱导的血管炎性变化可能导致蛋白尿变化的这一假说。
• With only a few facts, Holmes could hypothesize the explanation.
  仅凭少许的事实，福尔摩斯就能推理该事件了。
• They also hypothesize that it might not be enough simply to stop smoking in the presence of babies, since NNAL and nicotine could potentially cling to dust and the surfaces of household objects.
  研究人员还说，父母光做到婴儿在场时不吸烟可能还不够，因为NNAL和尼古丁有可能会附着在灰尘和家居用品的表面。
• In so doing, they violate copyright laws, and criminologists would hypothesize they thereby learn contempt for laws in general.
  这样，他们违反了版权法，犯罪学家将因此假设他们普遍轻视法律。