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pos·tu·late verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they postulate BrE /ˈpɒstjuleɪt/ NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/present simple - he / she / it postulates BrE /ˈpɒstjuleɪts/ NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪts/past simple postulated BrE /ˈpɒstjuleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪd/past participle postulated BrE /ˈpɒstjuleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪd/ -ing form postulating BrE /ˈpɒstjuleɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪŋ/BrE /ˈpɒstjuleɪt/NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/~ sth | ~ that…(formal) to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc. 假定；假设 SYN posit ◆They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container. 他们假定塑料容器的寿命为 500 年。 pos·tu·late nounBrE /ˈpɒstjʊlət/NAmE /ˈpɑːstʃələt/(formal) a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc. 假定；假设 |