presumes

英 [prɪˈzjuːmz]

美 [prɪˈzuːmz]

v.  假设; 假定; 推定; 设定; 设想
presume的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （不肯定地）认为，相信，推测
  If youpresume thatsomething is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
  1. I presume you're here on business...
     我想你是来这里出差的。
  2. Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?...
     我想狄多已经把这件伤心事全部告诉你了吧？
  3. 'Had he been home all week?' — 'I presume so.'
     “他整个星期都在家吗？”——“我想是这样的。”
  4. ...areas that have been presumed to be safe...
     被认为很安全的地方
  5. The missing person is presumed dead.
     那名失踪者已被认定死亡。
• VERB 冒昧；擅自主张；妄行
  If you say that someonepresumes todo something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.
  1. They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs...
     他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务非常愤慨。
  2. I wouldn't presume to question your judgment.
     我不会冒昧地质疑你的判断。
• VERB 假设；假定
  If an idea, theory, or planpresumescertain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories.
  1. The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control...
     “知晓”的法律定义通常假定存在思维控制能力。
  2. The arrangement presumes that both lenders and borrowers are rational.
     这一协议假定借贷双方都是在神志清楚的状态下签订的。

双语例句

• He presumes on her good nature by getting her to do all his washing for him.
  他利用她的好心让她为他洗衣服。
• Absolutism is dangerous even in physical sterilization because it presumes that we can have discovered every existing form of microbial life.
  即便在物理灭菌时，绝对化也是危险的。因为它假定我们已经发现了所有存在的微生物形态。
• This release process presumes that the lesson involved with the karma has been learned.
  这一解除的过程，就假定了与业力相关的课程已经得到学会。
• The pessimist typically does not expect much from simulation, but even he presumes that
  悲观主义者通常对于仿真没有什么期待，但这样他也假设到
• The third is negative politeness, which presumes that the request will be an intrusion or an inconvenience: I'm sorry to disturb you, but I want to shut the window.
  ，第三种是消极的礼貌，这种情形下，假定了要求会受到打扰或者引起不便：很抱歉打扰你，但我要关上窗子。
• The law presumes innocence until guilt is proved.
  在罪状未证实前，法律假定无罪。
• Of course, this all presumes a society based on rule of law.
  当然，这一切需要有法治社会作为前提。
• The company presumes the purpose of "keep one's promises honestly; to satisfy the customers" and set up its goal of "high taste, high quality, high efficiency".
  公司以“诚实守信、用户满意”为宗旨，“高品位、高质量、高效率、高效益”为目标，愿与各界同仁和国内外朋友真诚合作，共创辉煌。
• Seminar presumes a basic understanding of the history and politics of contemporary China.
  研究所课程假设学生对当代中国的历史与政治有基本的了解。
• But this approach presumes that companies can calculate the answers. In practice, a shock in one corner of the system can generate aftershocks in unexpected places.
  但这种方法假设企业能够估算出结果，而在现实中，金融体系某个角落里发生的冲击可能会在意想不到的地方造成余震。