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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。