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

• From what we've observed in mice, we would hypothesize that approach might prevent or interfere with plaque buildup in people.
  从老鼠的实验可以观察到，我们将假设这种方法也许能防止或者干扰斑块在人体的堆积。
• 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。
• 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。
• Scientists hypothesize that oxytocin stimulates a trust response by encouraging "approach behavior"-that is, reducing the natural suspicion we have to the social proximity of others.
  科学们假设通过鼓励“趋向行为”（即降低我们天生的对他人的怀疑，从而接近他人），催产素能刺激信任反应。
• 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。
• In their presentation, the authors hypothesize that thiomersal, a mercury-containing preservative may be the cause of the association.
  在他们提交的论文中，作者们提出假设认为，硫柳汞（含汞防腐剂）可能是导致这种相关性的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。