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

• 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。
• Some researchers theorize that calcium must be taken during exercise to be most effective.
  一些研究人员认为，必须在运动期间摄入钙质才最有效。
• In this paper, we theorize how task and team familiarity interact with task and team coordination complexity to influence team performance.
  在此论文中，我们建立了理论，即任务和小组熟悉度如何与任务和小组协作复杂性相合去影响小组绩效。
• It is very easy for us to speak and theorize about faith, but God often casts us into crucibles to try our gold, and to separate it from the dross and alloy.
  对别人讲说信心是很容易的事；但是，神常常将我们丢入坩埚里去提炼我们，要把贵金与劣金分别出来。
• They also theorize that exercise training improves immune function and reduces the inflammatory responses that can impact cancer development.
  他们还从理论上认为，体育锻炼能够提高免疫功能，减少在癌症发生中起重要作用的炎性反应。
• 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。
• For instance, if we find life life elsewhere and it has DNA, we can theorize that DNA is an absolutely necessary component of life.
  举个例子来说，如果我们在别处发现了生命，而它也有DNA，那么我们能产生这样的理论：DNA是生命所绝对必须的成分。
• The scientists theorize that the rhythmic movement, which produces a sensation similar to that of a vibrating cell phone but on a larger scale, exercises cells so they work better.
  科学家们推理，产生与手机振动相似但是更大规模感觉的有节奏运动锻炼细胞，因此它们更好地工作。
• It's a little too early to theorize about motive.
  建立动机理论还为时尚早。