英汉词典

assume 基本解释

• vt. 承担；假定；采取；呈现
• vi. 装腔作势；多管闲事

assume 词态变化

assume 中文词源

前缀as- 同ad-. 词根sum, 拿起，同resume, 重启。

assume 英文词源

assume

assume: see prompt

assume (v.)

early 15c., assumpten "to receive up into heaven" (especially of the Virgin Mary), also assumen "to arrogate," from Latin assumere, adsumere "to take up, take to oneself, take besides, obtain in addition," from ad- "to, up" (see ad-) + sumere "to take," from sub "under" (see sub-) + emere "to take" (see exempt (adj.)).

Meaning "to suppose, to take for granted as the basis of argument" is first recorded 1590s; that of "to take or put on (an appearance, etc.)" is from c. 1600. Related: Assumed; assuming. Early past participle was assumpt. In rhetorical usage, assume expresses what the assumer postulates, often as a confessed hypothesis; presume expresses what the presumer really believes.

assume 英文释义

1. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof;

"I assume his train was late"

2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities;

"When will the new President assume office?"

3. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;

"His voice took on a sad tone"

"The story took a new turn"

"he adopted an air of superiority"

"She assumed strange manners"

"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

4. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;

"I'll accept the charges"

"She agreed to bear the responsibility"

5. occupy or take on;

"He assumes the lotus position"

"She took her seat on the stage"

"We took our seats in the orchestra"

"She took up her position behind the tree"

"strike a pose"

6. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession;

"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"

"he usurped my rights"

"She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

7. make a pretence of;

"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"

"he feigned sleep"

8. Christianity, obsolete; take up someone's soul into heaven;

"This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"

9. put clothing on one's body;

"What should I wear today?"

"He put on his best suit for the wedding"

"The princess donned a long blue dress"

"The queen assumed the stately robes"

"He got into his jeans"

assume 同义词解析

assume, presume, suppose, guess, postulate

这些动词均含为"假设，猜想，推测"之意。

assume：指有很少或完全无根据的武断推测或不合逻辑的推理。

presume：侧重以过去经验或根据现实的某些感觉把某事认定为是事实。

suppose：常用词，意义较广泛，指缺乏确切事实，根据一些现象进行的推测，也可指为论证而提出合乎逻辑推理的某种假定，有时仅表示自己的意见。

guess：常用词，指毫无根据仅凭个人主观臆断或碰运气的猜测。

postulate：指为证实一个理论的正确性而进行的假设。

assume 双语例句

1. Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful.

不要想当然地认为你的宝宝一闹就是要吃奶。

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2. Civilians assume, wrongly, that everything in the military runs smoothly.

老百姓以为军队中一切都运转正常,其实不然.

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3. People assume they know me through and through the moment we meet.

人们一见到我，就自以为对我了如指掌了。

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4. "Today?" — "I'd assume so, yeah."

“今天？”——“对，我觉得是。”

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5. You cannot assume that a speaker of English is ipso facto qualified to teach English.

你不能假定会说英语的人就有资格教英语。

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assume 实用场景例句

He assumed an air of concern.

他装出关心的样子。

牛津词典

In the story the god assumes the form of an eagle.

在这个故事中神以鹰的形象出现。

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This matter has assumed considerable importance.

这件事看来相当重要。

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I had assumed him to be a Belgian.

我本以为他是比利时人。

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The court assumed responsibility for the girl's welfare.

法庭承担了保障这个女孩福利的责任。

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Rebel forces have assumed control of the capital.

反叛武装力量已控制了首都。

牛津词典

In this example we have assumed a unit price of $10.

在这个例子中我们已假定单价为10美元。

牛津词典

Don't always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened) .

别总往最坏处想。

牛津词典

Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds.

咱们暂时假设计划成功。

牛津词典

She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time.

他认为，她会在通常时间回到家的。

牛津词典

It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work.

普遍认为，紧张是工作过重所致。

牛津词典

It is reasonable to assume (that) the economy will continue to improve.

认为经济将继续好转是有道理的。

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Let's assume for a moment that I am a litigant in your court.

暂且假设我是你的诉讼当事人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In his dreams, the mountains assumed enormous importance.

在他的梦中，山有着至关重要的作用。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He contented himself by assuming an air of superiority...

他表现出一副高高在上的样子以获得自我满足。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Prue assumed a placatory tone of voice.

普吕以一种安慰人的语气说话。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Let us assume those clubs actually win something. Then players will receive large bonuses...

倘若那些俱乐部真的赚了，那么球员就会获得一大笔奖金。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If there is no president, power will be assumed by the most extremist forces.

如果没有主席，权力就会落入最极端的过激分子手中。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mr Cross will assume the role of Chief Executive with a team of four directors...

克劳斯先生将出任首席执行官，手下有4位经理。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If the package is wrapped well, we assume the contents are also wonderful...

如果包装精美，我们就会认为里面装的也是好东西。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar...

关于这两块大陆相似的假设是一种误解。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Enterprise and institution are different property, assume the organization of different society function.

企业和事业单位是不同性质, 承担不同社会职能的组织.

期刊摘选

Mercifully some one arrived upon the scene to extricate him from the dilemma and assume the responsibility.

幸亏有个人来替他解围,把责任包揽下来.

《简明英汉词典》

When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, wives automatically assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.

当电灯保险丝烧断 、 家具变得摇摇晃晃 、 水管变得堵塞时, 妻子们便会自然而然地认为丈夫总会设法修好的.

《用法词典》

We can't just assume her guilt.

我们不能想当然地认为她有罪.

《简明英汉词典》

I think we can safely assume that this situation will continue.

我想我们可以有把握地认为这种情况将持续下去.

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They naively assume things can only get better.

他们天真地以为情况只会变好.

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I assume that he won't cheat you.

想来他是不会骗你的.

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