assume

【发音】

美 /ə'sum/ 英 /əˈsju:m/

【翻译】

1. v.假定，认为

   英释:to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof

【记忆】

as ＋ sume(拿， 取) → 采取， 承担

【短语】

1. assume responsibility : 承担责任

2. assume liability : 承担责任

3. subjective assume : 主观臆断

【例句】

1. I think we can safely assume (= it is almost certain ) that interest rates will go up again soon.

   我想我们几乎可以肯定，利率很快会再次上调。

2. When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst (= think that the worst possible thing had happened ) .

   到午夜时保罗还没回来，我就开始往最坏的地方想了。

【同、近义词】

1. vt.承担；假定；采取；呈现

   undertake/adopt/accept/shoulder/sustain/

2. vi.装腔作势；多管闲事

   attitudinize/put on the dog/

【同根词】

1. adj

   assumed : 假定的；假装的

   assuming : 傲慢的；不逊的；僭越的

   assumptive : 假定的；设想的；傲慢的

2. adv

   assumedly : 大概；多半

3. n

   assumption : 假定；设想；担任；采取

4. v

   assuming : 假设（assume的ing形式）