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

• The researchers theorize that depression might have some direct physiological impact on the heart-like causing it to work harder in the face of stress.
  研究人员推论说，抑郁症在生理上会直接影响到心脏。
• The researchers theorize that engagement plays a key role in weight loss because it offers an always-accessible network of support.
  研究人员推论，参与在减肥中起着关键性的作用，因为它提供了一个永远开放的网络支持。
• It's a little too early to theorize about motive.
  建立动机理论还为时尚早。
• But some researchers theorize females may experience a'tend-and-befriend'response as well, pumping out extra oxytocin and prolactin, hormones that enhance nurturing.
  但是，一些研究人员的理论称女性还可能会经历一种“照料+交友”的反应，产生大量的催产素和催乳激素。
• As much as we try to calculate and theorize "chaos", it is still" chaos ".
  尽管我们不厌其烦地试图估算“混沌”并将其理论化，但它仍然是“混沌”一片。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。