theorize

英 [ˈθɪəraɪz]

美 [ˈθiːəraɪz]

v.  从理论上说明; 形成理论; 理论化

现在分词：theorizing　过去分词：theorized　过去式：theorized　第三人称单数：theorizes　

Collins.1 / BNC.25941 / COCA.10652

牛津词典

verb

• 从理论上说明；形成理论；理论化
  to suggest facts and ideas to explain sth; to form a theory or theories about sth
  1. The study theorizes about the role of dreams in peoples' lives.
     这项研究从理论上说明了梦在人们生活中的作用。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 theorise


• VERB 从理论上说明;建立理论
  If youtheorizethat something is true ortheorizeabout it, you develop an abstract idea or set of ideas about something in order to explain it.
  1. Police are theorizing that the killers may be posing as hitchhikers...
     警方推测那些杀手可能会假装成搭便车的人。
  2. By studying the way people behave, we can theorize about what is going on in their mind.
     通过研究人们的行为方式，我们可以从中推断他们内心的想法。

英英释义

verb

• form or construct theories
  1. he thinks and theorizes all day
• construct a theory about
  1. Galileo theorized the motion of the stars
• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  1. Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
  Synonym:speculatetheoriseconjecturehypothesizehypothesisehypothecatesuppose

双语例句

• Black oozes do not appear concerned with self-preservation, and some theorize they cannot feel pain.
  黑色淤泥似乎并不关心自我保护，一些人认为它们无法感觉到疼痛。
• Dong Zhong-shu chiefly employed the method of analogy to systematize and theorize the Confucian theory of man is an integral part of nature in "chunqiu fanlu".
  摘要汉儒董仲舒在《春秋繁露》中，主要运用了类比论证的方式将儒家“天人合一”思想系统化、理论化。
• It's easy to theorize about what might have happened.
  对于可能发生的事作理论上的推测是很容易的。
• Police are theorizing that the killers may be posing as hitchhikers
  警方推测那些杀手可能会假装成搭便车的人。
• We can't allow ourselves to theorize about the development of city centers; Circumstances press us into making practical decisions.
  我们不能允许自己只从理论上说明城市中心的发展；形势逼我们做实际的决定。
• The researchers theorize that depression might have some direct physiological impact on the heart-like causing it to work harder in the face of stress.
  研究人员推论说，抑郁症在生理上会直接影响到心脏。
• Linguists theorize about the relationship between the structure of language and the ways in which language is used.
  语言学家把语言结构及语言运用方式做理论上的说明。
• It's a little too early to theorize about motive.
  建立动机理论还为时尚早。
• It is unclear why thought speed affects mood, but Pronin and her colleagues theorize that our own expectations may be part of the equation.
  人们还不清楚为什么思考速度能影响心情，不过Pronin和她的同事提出的理论认为我们自身的期盼可能在整个过程中起到一定的作用。
• It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data.
  在获得数据之前就进行理论阐述，这是一个严重的错误。