新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

generalize

英  [ˈdʒenərəlaɪz]
    

[VERB]

又拼作 generalise  
    VERB. 动词
  • generalizes , generalizing , generalized

    1[I 不及物动词] 概括

    If you generalize, you say something that seems to be true in most situations or for most people, but that may not be completely true in all cases.

    双语例句

    例:

    Critics love to generalize, to formulate trends into which all new work must be fitted, however contradictory.

    评论家喜欢概括,归纳出所有新作品都必须符合的趋势,不管它们是如何地不符。

    例:

    'In my day, children were a lot better behaved.'—'It's not true, you're generalizing.'

    在我们那个时候,孩子们比现在乖得多。” “不对吧,你只是一概而论。”

    例:

    It is still possible to generalize about regional styles.

    仍可对地区风格加以概括。 。

    2[T 及物动词] 普及

    If you generalize something such as an idea, you apply it more widely than its original context, as if it was true in many other situations.

    双语例句

    例:

    A child first labels the household pet cat as a 'cat' and then generalizes this label to other animals that look like it.

    孩子先把家养的宠物猫称为“猫”,然后把其他看起来像猫的动物都称为“猫”。

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