extrapolate

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。