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as·sume /ə`sum; əˈsjuːm/
v [T]
1 to think that something is true although you have no proof 假定，假设:
+ (that) Your light wasn't on so I assumed you were out. 你的灯没开，所以我以为你出去了。
assuming (that) (=if we accept that something is true) 假定…: Assuming the picture is a Van Gogh, how much do you think it is worth? 假定这幅画是梵高之作，你认为它值多少钱？
2 assume power/control/responsibility etc formal to begin to control people, events etc or become responsible for them 【正式】 开始掌权/控制/承担责任等:
The Chinese Communists assumed power in 1949. 中国共产党从 1949 年开始执政。
3 assume an air/expression/manner formal to pretend to have a particular feeling or attitude 【正式】 装出…的样子/表情/态度:
Andy assumed an air of innocence as the teacher walked by. 老师走过的时候，安迪装出一副无辜的样子。
4 to do something to hide what your name is, what you look like, where you live etc 采用…〔以伪装〕:
He assumed a false identity. 他使用了一个假的身分。
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