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

• All of this presumes, of course, that Apple actually has the power to influence how its suppliers treat their own workers.
  当然，所有这些都建立在一个假设之上，那就是苹果实际上有能力影响其供应商对待工人的方式。
• 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。
• This presumes that you are actually using one of these approaches to development.
  当然，我们假设您正在实际采用这类方法进行开发。
• The regulatory discussion generally presumes that "reasonable" reform must leave banks intact.
  关于监管的讨论一般假定，“合理的”改革必须让银行完好无损。
• Your argument presumes that everyone understands the issue.
  你的论断是以大家都了解这件事情为基础的。
• 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。
• The court presumes the maintenance payment is being paid on time.
  法院假定生活费是按时支付的。
• But it reflects the new tone with which China presumes it can address a humbled superpower.
  但从中可以看出，中国认为，与一个受挫的超级大国对话时，可以采用一种新的口气。
• Technology presumes there's lust one right way to do things.
  应用科学认定正确的做事方法只有一种。
• A country such as Japan has a high level of cultural homogeneity, conformity and cohesion; everybody presumes that everyone else knows how to behave correctly, and there are powerful unspoken social norms to enforce that.
  像日本这样的国家，具有高度的文化同质性、遵从性和凝聚力；所有人都假定其他人知道什么是正确的行为举止，并且这里存在着强有力、默认的社会标准推动其实施。