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generalize

verb
OPAL W
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪz/
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪz/
(British English also generalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they generalize
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪz/
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪz/
he / she / it generalizes
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzɪz/
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzɪz/
past simple generalized
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzd/
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzd/
past participle generalized
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzd/
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzd/
-ing form generalizing
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdʒenrəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. [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。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize
    • can
    • be easy to
    • be possible to
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • from
    See full entry
  2. [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
    • It is dangerous to generalize about the poor.对穷人一概而论是危险的。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize
    • can
    • be easy to
    • be possible to
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • from
    See full entry
  3. [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.我们现在可以概括我们所吸取的教训。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + generalize
    • can
    • be easy to
    • be possible to
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • from
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reduce to a general statement’): from general + -ize.