新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

presume

英  [prɪˈzjuːm]
    
美  [-ˈzuːm]

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • presumes , presuming , presumed

    1[T 及物动词] 推测

    If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.

    近义词

    assume

    双语例句

    例:

    I presume you're here on business.

    我想你是来这儿出差的吧。

    例:

    'Had he been home all week?'—'I presume so.'

    “他整个星期都在家吗?” “我想是。”

    例:

    In Madagascar, nearly half of 176 indigenous palm species are endangered or presumed extinct.

    在马达加斯加,176种土著棕榈物种中,有接近一半的物种面临危险或被推测已灭绝。

    例:

    areas that have been presumed to be safe.

    被推定为安全的地区。

    例:

    It is presumed that the hormone melatonin is involved.

    人们推测荷尔蒙褪黑激素发挥了作用。

    2[T 及物动词] 擅自(做某事)

    If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    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怨恨不已。

    3[T 及物动词] 假定(某事实)为真

    If an idea, theory, or plan presumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories.

    双语例句

    例:

    The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control.

    “知晓”的法律定义是以假定存在思维控制能力为前提的。