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

• They theorize that colon tumors that developed in women who had used estrogen for many years may have been less susceptible to estrogen growth-slowing effects.
  他们推理为，使用雌激素多年的妇女患的结肠肿瘤可能对雌激素减缓生长的作用缺乏敏感。
• The researchers theorize that men may have a greater "genetic load" of MS genes, which may explain their findings.
  研究人员解释他们的发现，认为男性对于多发性硬化症的基因有着更大的遗传负荷。
• Some researchers theorize that the REM, or rapid eye movement, phase of sleep is when the brain produces and consolidates neural networks for memory and cognition.
  一些研究人员提出，大脑在快速动眼睡眠期会产生并巩固形成记忆和认知的神经元。
• 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。
• Dong Zhong-shu chiefly employed the method of analogy to systematize and theorize the Confucian theory of man is an integral part of nature in "chunqiu fanlu".
  摘要汉儒董仲舒在《春秋繁露》中，主要运用了类比论证的方式将儒家“天人合一”思想系统化、理论化。
• 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。
• Researchers theorize that the high-fat diet may change gene expression in the grandmothers in a way that somehow affects subsequent generations and leads to a greater breast cancer risk.
  研究者推理道：高脂饮食可能在某种程度上改变了祖母的基因表达，用某种方法影响了后代，并且会导致患乳癌的几率增加。
• 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。
• Black oozes do not appear concerned with self-preservation, and some theorize they cannot feel pain.
  黑色淤泥似乎并不关心自我保护，一些人认为它们无法感觉到疼痛。
• 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。