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VERB
（不肯定地）認(rèn)為，相信，推測(cè)
If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
例句
I presume you're here on business...
我想你是來這里出差的。
Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?...
我想狄多已經(jīng)把這件傷心事全部告訴你了吧？
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VERB
冒昧；擅自主張；妄行
If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.
例句
They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs...
他們對(duì)外人擅自干預(yù)他們的事務(wù)非常憤慨。
I wouldn't presume to question your judgment.
我不會(huì)冒昧地質(zhì)疑你的判斷。
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VERB
假設(shè)；假定
If an idea, theory, or plan presumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories.
例句
The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control...
“知曉”的法律定義通常假定存在思維控制能力。
The arrangement presumes that both lenders and borrowers are rational.
這一協(xié)議假定借貸雙方都是在神志清楚的狀態(tài)下簽訂的。