presuming

英 [prɪˈzjuːmɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈzuːmɪŋ]

v.  假设; 假定; 推定; 设定; 设想
presume的现在分词

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

• But presuming the existence of state is to recognize the existence of sovereignty.
  但如果假定了国家的存在，也就确定了主权的存在。
• One man got the sack for presuming to stop him in the street to ask some questions about some work.
  有一个工人就因为竟敢在路上拦住他问了几个有关工作的问题，后来就被解雇了。
• Chaste women are often proud and forward, as presuming upon the merit of their chastity.
  贞节的妇人往往骄傲不逊，一若她们是自恃贞节也者。
• But presuming that your promotion does not come completely out of the blue, what practical steps can a leader take to be ready to perform?
  不过，你的升迁恐怕也不完全是那么突然的事，那么，一个领导人可以采取哪些实际的步骤，为自己的新官上任做准备呢？
• It would be presuming to camp in a person's yard without permission.
  不获允许就在别人的院子里露营是一种放肆的行为。
• Pray forgive me if I have been very presuming, or at least do not punish me so far as to exclude me from P. I shall never be quite happy till I have been all round the park.
  如果我说得太放肆了，还得请你原谅，至少不要处罚我太厉害，将来连彭伯里也不许我去啊。我要把那个花园逛遍了，才会心满意足。
• Presuming you are satisfied with your current mental chemistry, avoid changing your diet.
  请放心地保持你的饮食习惯，不要改变他们。
• For the video interview in Shenzhen I wore a suit jacket, a dress shirt, and a tie, presuming that only my top half would be visible, she said.
  在深圳参加视频面试时，我穿了西装上衣和正装衬衫，还打了领带，我以为只能看到上半身，她说。
• At ones own sweet will, does not mean presuming on your seniority, or going your own way, making unlimited demands, or even displeasing others.
  从心所欲，不是说可以倚老卖老，我行我素，予取予求，惹人生厌。
• Presuming the Three to be vanquished, the Horadrim's unstable fellowship began to dissipate.
  可以料想在三大恶魔被击败之后，赫拉迪姆那不稳固的友谊便开始消散了。