assume

英文释义

• [正式用语] 担任；承担 (take)：

  • assume office

    就职

  • I made a mistake and I will assume responsibility for it.

    我错了，我愿意为此承担责任。

• ★ 假定；设想 (to accept or think that sth is true although you have no proof：)

  • We think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.

    我们认为，假设他们不顾严寒住在这些洞穴里是有道理的。

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

    普遍认为，压力系工作过重所致。

  • Where unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

    在失业率和犯罪率高的地方，我们可以假定高犯罪率是由高失业率造成的。