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 hypothesize that estrogen prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis and the development of CHF.
  我们假设雌激素能够防止心肌细胞凋亡和CHF的进展。
• 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。
• The authors hypothesize that an individual's genetic background determines the initial susceptibility to aortic dissection.
  作者猜测可能是个体的遗传背景决定了主动脉壁夹层形成的最初易感性。
• 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***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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We can only hypothesize the cause of the crash.
  我们只能假定碰撞的原因。
• It is reasonable to hypothesize that the inflammatory process in the airways of smokers destined to develop COPD differs from that in individuals who are resistant to the effects of cigarette smoke.
  我们可以这样合理的假设，将会发展为COPD的吸烟人群的炎症反应过程有别于对吸烟有抵抗力的个体。