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

• 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。
• In more mild cases, doctors hypothesize that inflammation somehow changes the normal environment of the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries.
  医生们推测，更多的轻度患者的炎症可能改变了子宫、输卵管或卵巢的正常环境。
• We hypothesize that reactive oxygen species ( ROS) mediate lipopolysaccharide ( LPS)-evoked hepatic lipid accumulation.
  我们假定活性氧簇分子参与了脂多糖诱导的肝细胞脂肪堆积。
• We hypothesize that this gap results from the different perspectives regarding the Agile Manifesto taken by the Originators and the software community.
  我们假设，导致这种差距的原因是敏捷宣言发起者和软件社区所持的角度不同。
• Some scientists hypothesize that the monkeys rub their bodies with the millipedes because doing so helps protect them from mosquitoes.
  一些科学家推测，这些猴子摩擦与千足虫的身体，因为这样做有助于防止蚊子他们。
• We hypothesize that the better the firms'emitted signals are, the larger the intra-firm compensation gap will be.
  本文假设，若厂商向外部传递越佳的信号，则公司内部员工层级间的薪资差距会扩大。
• In fact, we can hypothesize even further beyond that.
  事实上，我们可以假设，甚至还不止这些。
• That being so just like the chess computer, there may be no need of hypothesize some spooky substance, some immaterial substance.
  正如电脑国际象棋那样，可能不需要设想那些令人毛骨悚然的物质和非物质。
• Therefore it is possible to hypothesize that any changes in a person's frame of mind may be reflecting don his/ her handwriting.
  所以可以假设一个人思维中的任何变化可以在他（她）的笔迹中反应出来。
• 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。