Assume

[ə'sjuːm] or [ə'sum]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; 'His voice took on a sad tone'; 'The story took a new turn'; 'he adopted an air of superiority'; 'She assumed strange manners'; 'The gods assume human or animal form in these fables'.

(verb.) take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; 'I assume his train was late'.

(verb.) take up someone's soul into heaven; 'This is the day when May was assumed into heaven'.

(verb.) occupy or take on; 'He assumes the lotus position'; 'She took her seat on the stage'; 'We took our seats in the orchestra'; 'She took up her position behind the tree'; 'strike a pose'.

(verb.) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; 'He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town'; 'he usurped my rights'; 'She seized control of the throne after her husband died'.

(verb.) take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; 'When will the new President assume office?'.

錄入:莫拉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.

(v. t.) To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.

(v. t.) To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.

(v. t.) To receive or adopt.

(v. i.) To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.

(v. i.) To undertake, as by a promise.

整理:谢尔登

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Take, undertake, take on, take upon one's self, be willing to bear.[2]. Affect, feign, counterfeit, simulate, pretend to, put on.[3]. Arrogate, usurp, claim unduly, make unjust pretensions to.[4]. Beg, suppose, presuppose, imply, consider as true, take for granted.

杰西整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Take, appropriate, arrogate, wear, exhibit, postulate, suppose, presume, usurp,claim, pretend, feign, affect

ANT:Waive, allow, doff, render, surrender, concede, grant, demonstrate, abandon,argue, prove

手打:弗拉德

解釋/意思:

v.t. to adopt take in: to take up to take upon one's self: to take for granted: to arrogate: to pretend to possess.—v.i. to claim unduly: to be arrogant.—adjs. Assum′able Assump′tive that may be assumed.—adv. Assum′ably presumably.—adj. Assumed′ appropriated usurped: pretended: taken as the basis of argument.—advs. Assum′edly Assum′ingly.—adj. Assum′ing haughty: arrogant.

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