单词	theoretically
释义	theoreticallytheo‧ret‧i‧cally /θɪəˈretɪkli $ ˌθiːə-/ ●○○ AWL adverb [sentence adverb] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Theoretically, the department exists to help people, but it often seems otherwise. It is theoretically possible to identify a person from just one tooth if the tooth is unusual. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although satellite dishes for television are theoretically illegal, the Damascus skyline reveals them on almost every rooftop. And, theoretically, they could see their role and benefit in making that happen. But apart from these largely empirical objections, the argument is flawed theoretically. Furthermore, the investments necessary to make an airline work could, theoretically, drag Virgin to bankruptcy. It is theoretically possible that this activity could trigger an eruption, but highly unlikely, he said. One way to answer this question is to consider it theoretically. Though family planning services are theoretically available to them, they are not even contemplated at such an early age. Well, yes, theoretically, says the Home Office. word sets WORD SETS► HARD SCIENCE baseline, nounboffin, nounconservation, nounconservationist, nouncontrol, nouncorrelation, noundouble-blind, adjectiveformula, nouninorganic, adjectiveinorganic chemistry, noun-logy, suffixmetallurgy, nounmicroscope, nounnatural science, nounnomenclature, noun-ologist, suffix-ology, suffixosmosis, nounphysical science, nounpipette, nounscience, nounscience park, nounscientist, nountechnical, adjectivetest tube, nountheoretical, adjectivetheoretically, adverbtheorist, nountheorize, verbtheory, nountoxicology, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► theoretically possible (=possible in theory, but difficult and unlikely)· It is theoretically possible for all students to get full marks. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► possible · Given time, it is theoretically possible for all students to gain 100 percent marks.· It is theoretically possible that this activity could trigger an eruption, but highly unlikely, he said.· As we will see, this remains theoretically possible even in the case of Dolly.· Without the cost of paper, printing and distributing to contend with, a free electronic newspaper becomes at least theoretically possible.· In one's own case it is perhaps always theoretically possible to withhold attention without losing awareness.· It is theoretically possible that caffeine somehow inhibits parts of the brain, such as the hypothalamus, involved in regulating appetite.· Though the scientific matching of book and reader is theoretically possible one can have little faith in it.· Edward Teller, in particular, believed the fusion bomb to be theoretically possible. ► sound · The first criticism is that, although key settlement policies are theoretically sound, they have been poorly implemented in practice.· Such analysis provides is with a relatively precise, and theoretically sound methodology for dealing with perceivable changes in character. Word family WORD FAMILYnountheoristtheorytheoremtheoreticianadjectivetheoreticalverbtheorizeadverbtheoretically 1used to say what is supposed to be true in a particular situation, especially when the opposite is true OPP  in practice:  Theoretically, Damian’s the boss, but I coordinate the team on a day-to-day basis.2according to a scientific idea that has not been proven to be true in a practical way SYN  hypothetically:  It is theoretically possible for computers to be programmed to think like humans.
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