extrapolate
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you extrapolate from known facts, you use them as a basis for general statements about a situation or about what is likely to happen in the future. 推断[正式]
Extrapolating from his latest findings, he reckons about 80% of these deaths might be attributed to smoking. 从他最近的发现推断,他估计大约80%的这类死亡可能归因于吸烟。
2. extrapolationN-VAR 推断
His estimate of half a million HIV-positive cases was based on an extrapolation of the known incidence of the virus. 他的50万HIV阳性病例的估计是基于对已知病毒发病率的推断。
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extrapolate /ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt/ (extrapolating,extrapolated,extrapolates)
剑桥词典
- to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known
推断;推知
You can't really extrapolate a trend from such a small sample . 你不能仅凭这样一件小小的样品就推断出潮流真正的发展趋势。 返回 extrapolate