generalize

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gen·e·ral·ize (also generalise British English) /ˈdʒenərəlaɪz/ verb

1 [intransitiveI]SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATED to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examples 概括，作出类推

generalize from

She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men.

她总爱把自己对丈夫的看法推及所有的男人。

2 [intransitiveI]DETAIL to make a general statement about the whole of a group or thing 归纳，笼统地表达

generalize about

It is difficult to generalise about the kind of people who come on these courses.

很难笼统地说参加这些课程的都是什么类型的人。

3 [transitiveT] formalALL/EVERYTHING to say that an idea, result etc is related to a larger group 将…推广到

Can we generalise this principle?

这个原理可以推而广之吗？

generalize something to something

Can the research findings be generalized to a wider population?

这个研究的结果适用于更广泛的人群吗？

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generalize• The polls show that it is difficult to generalize about which issues were most important to voters.• She's always quick to generalize and put people into categories.• I know I shouldn't generalize, but I do think men find it hard to show their feelings.• Not to generalize, but men want everything and want to commit to nothing.• The study group was very small, and it's hard to generalize from just a few cases.• We can generalize from the example that we have studied.• Physicians are still debating whether to generalize the data on aspirin to women.• Helmholtz generalized what others had suggested, or had established in one context.

generalize from• We can generalize from the samples and conclude that nitrogen levels have increased.

generalize about• It's difficult to generalize about a subject as broad as world history.• It has always been difficult to generalize about China because it's such a huge country.

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