assume

[US]/əˈsjuːm/
[UK]/əˈsuːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 假定;承担;呈现;采取
vi. 装腔作势;多管闲事
Word Forms
第三人称单数assumes
现在分词assuming
过去分词assumed
过去式assumed

Phrases & Collocations

assume responsibility

承担责任

wrongly assume

错误地假设

assume the worst

假设最坏情况

assume liability

承担责任

subjective assume

主观臆断

Example Sentences

assume this to be true

假定这是真的

assume an air of superiority

摆架子

assume a leading position

担任领导职务

assume responsibility; assume another's debts.

承担责任;承继另一个人的债务

The problem is beginning to assume mammoth proportions.

这个问题开始显得十分重大。

he was too young to assume the purple.

他太年轻,不宜身居要职。

The queen assumed a velvet robe.

王后穿了一件天鹅绒长袍

an assumed increase in population.

假定的人口增长

assume a modest demeano(u)r

采取谦逊的态度

She assumed a look of sorrow.

她假装着悲伤的样子。

assume the reins of government

执政, 开始掌权

That assumes that youre still educable.

由此可以设想你还是可教育的。

assumed a posture of angry defiance.

采取愤怒的蔑视态度

We can't assume anything in this case.

在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

He assumed a look of innocence.

他装出一副天真无邪的样子。

We assumed a new method.

我们采取了一种新方法。

Real-world Examples

And it probably didn't detonate like he assumed it would detonate.

也可能炸弹没有像他预想的那样爆炸。

Source: NPR News December 2017 Compilation

Even a couple of weeks ago many assumed it was unthinkable.

几周前许多人甚至还认为这是无稽之谈。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn.

我自己的脸也涨得通红,像被热带的太阳晒过那样。

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

I assume you talk to her, apologize.

你应该有去跟她谈谈、道歉吧。

Source: Selected Film and Television News

Excellent. I assume you have photocopying facilities?

好极了,我想你们那里有复印设备吧?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 5

Yet they are often assumed to need coercion.

但是人们通常认为移民讲本地语言需要被强制执行。

Source: The Economist - Arts

I never assumed we were universally loved.

我从来没想过人人都喜欢我们。

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But most assume it should become a museum.

但是更多人认为它应改造成一个博物馆。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You have learned that dance, I assume?

你也学了这支舞 对吧?

Source: The Ellen Show

Why do you guys always just assume I'm some depressed loser?

你们为什么总以为我是那种悲观的失败者呢?

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

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