in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 generalise
1 VERB 概括;归纳;作出类推 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.
概括;归纳;作出类推 -
'In my day, children were a lot better behaved'. — 'It's not true, you're generalizing'. [VERB]
“我们那个时候,孩子们要比现在听话许多。”—“不一定,你只是在一概而论。”
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It's hard to generalize about Cole Porter because he wrote so many great songs that were so varied. [VERB prep.]
科尔·波特写了这么多风格迥异的优美歌曲,要对他进行概括并不是件容易的事。
2 VERB 推广;普及;扩大…的运用 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.
推广;普及;扩大…的运用 [Also VERB n] View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years