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TOEFL BNC: 10534 COCA: 13028

postulate

verb
/ˈpɒstʃəleɪt/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they postulate
/ˈpɒstʃəleɪt/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/
he / she / it postulates
/ˈpɒstʃəleɪts/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪts/
past simple postulated
/ˈpɒstʃəleɪtɪd/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪd/
past participle postulated
/ˈpɒstʃəleɪtɪd/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪd/
-ing form postulating
/ˈpɒstʃəleɪtɪŋ/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪŋ/
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  1. postulate something | postulate that… to suggest or accept that something is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc.假定；假设 synonym posit
    • They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.他们假定塑料容器的寿命为 500 年。
    Extra Examples
    • This theory was first postulated in 1848.这一理论最初是在1848年提出的。
    • Some linguists have postulated a change in English pronunciation from around 1600.一些语言学家假定大约从1600年开始英语发音出现了变化。
    • She postulates that the interests of girls from some ethnic minorities have largely been ignored.她认为一些少数民族女孩的利益在很大程度上被忽视了。
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPostulate is used with these nouns as the object:
    • existence
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.

postulate

noun
/ˈpɒstʃələt/
/ˈpɑːstʃələt/
(formal)
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  1. a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc.假定；假设
    • Work done in the laboratory showed that his postulates were probably correct.实验室的工作表明他的假设可能是正确的。
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.
TOEFL BNC: 10534 COCA: 13028
TOEFL BNC: 10534 COCA: 13028
postulate verb
⇨ say 3
TOEFL BNC: 10534 COCA: 13028

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