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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In this study, we hypothesize that protein changes occur in the cerebral microdialysate of patients who later develop symptomatic vasospasm which are not found in matched-pairs control subjects.
  在本次研究中，我们假设后来发生症状性血管痉挛的患者脑微透析发现蛋白变化，而在对照组中则没有。
• We can only hypothesize the cause of the crash.
  我们只能假定碰撞的原因。
• We hypothesize epidermal stem cells ( ESCs), which could inhibit epidermal fibrosis, plays a substantial contributory role in the pathogenesis of hypertrophic scars.
  我们假设有着抑制表皮细胞纤维化作用的表皮干细胞（ESC）在增生性瘢痕的发病机制中起到了推波助澜的作用。