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

• Faced with this kind of illegal competition, the publishers tend to move upmarket, offering higher prices and higher quality and presuming that they will not be able to beat the counterfeiters on price.
  面对这种非法竞争，出版商们往往转向高端市场，提供更高的价格和质量，认定自己无法在价格上击败造假者。
• Instead of presuming the partial development of university size, it indicates the adjustment and innovation of Chinese university construction.
  绝非意味着某一类型或某些层面的高校规模片面地发展，而是意味着高校结构整体的重大调整和创新；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It sounds lucky to marry on a day with multiple elevens, but not necessarily, according to numerologist Hans Decoz, who says the date may not be as lucky as some people are presuming.
  在有数个“11”的一天结婚听起来很幸运，但也未必。数字命理学家汉斯•德科兹表示，这一天也许没有很多人预想的那么幸运。
• 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？
• That can potentially distort the way these computer models work, since it means that bankers are effectively presuming that the future will be similar to the past but based purely on very recent experience.
  这种情况可能会扭曲这些电脑模型的运行方式，因为这意味着，银行家非常确信地假定未来将与过去一样但他的依据完全是非常近期的经验。
• What's the most right way to go presuming I do wanna be an entrepreneur?
  哪条路才是正确的呢？，假设我就是要做一个企业家？
• The man with flattering must be the murderer, because he will make any person self-complacent and arrogant and even presuming without discipline.
  满嘴奉承的人只能是凶手，因为他可以让人感到自满和骄傲甚至狂妄无律。