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 internal fat disrupts the body's communication systems.
  理论研究说内在脂肪会破坏人体各部分正常的联系系统。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some theorize that angry natural forces inhabited the original black oozes, animating the contaminated waste of mining operations and using it to enact vengeance on the miners.
  有人推论说，愤怒的自然之力创造了最初的黑色淤泥，活生生的采矿作业的污染垃圾，并使用它来报复矿工们。
• 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。
• This article briefly outlines the history of fashion clothes ad attempts to theorize the phenomenon of fashion in its social and cultural significance.
  在简要地勾勒时装历史的同时描述了对于时装时尚现象的社会和文化意义进行理论概括的种种尝试。
• All we can do is theorize about the reason for the change.
  我们唯一能做的就是从理论上推测一下变化的原因。
• It is unclear why thought speed affects mood, but Pronin and her colleagues theorize that our own expectations may be part of the equation.
  人们还不清楚为什么思考速度能影响心情，不过Pronin和她的同事提出的理论认为我们自身的期盼可能在整个过程中起到一定的作用。
• We can't allow ourselves to theorize about the development of city centers; Circumstances press us into making practical decisions.
  我们不能允许自己只从理论上说明城市中心的发展；形势逼我们做实际的决定。
• 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。