generalize
verb(British English also generalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they generalize | |
| he / she / it generalizes | |
| past simple generalized | |
| past participle generalized | |
| -ing form generalizing |
- [intransitive] generalize (from something)
to use a particular set of facts or ideas in order to form an opinion that is considered relevant to a different situation 概括；归纳 It would be foolish to generalize from a single example. 仅从一个事例进行归纳的做法是愚蠢的。 We cannot generalize from these few examples. 仅从这几个例子我们推断不出什么。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize- can
- be easy to
- be possible to
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- about
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- [intransitive] generalize (about something)
to make a general statement about something and not look at the details 笼统地讲；概括地谈论 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize- can
- be easy to
- be possible to
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- [transitive, often passive] (formal)
to apply a theory, idea, etc. to a wider group or situation than the original one 扩大…的运用；将…类推到（较大的范围） - be generalized (to something)
These conclusions cannot be generalized to the whole country. 这些结论不能推及全国。 - generalize something (to something)
We are now in a position to generalize the lessons we have learnt. 我们现在可以总结我们所学到的教训了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize- can
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
- about
- from
- be generalized (to something)
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reduce to a general statement’): from general + -ize.