As a matter of fact, the sense of smell is used much more frequently than generally assumed.
事实上，嗅觉的使用比一般认为的要频繁得多。
Like many people, when the Pokémon General Election was first announced, I just sort of assumed Pikachu was going to walk away with it.
在首次宣布要进行神奇宝贝大选的时候，我就像许多人一样，有那么点儿想当然，认为皮卡丘会轻易获胜。
Mendeleyev was bolder than Meyer and even assumed that if a measured atomic mass put an element in the wrong place in the table, the atomic mass was wrong.
门捷列夫比迈耶更大胆，他甚至认为，如果测量到的原子质量在表中把一个元素对应于错误的位置，这个原子质量就是错误的。
Carthage was the largest of the towns founded by the Phoenicians on the north African coast, and it rapidly assumed a leading position among the neighboring colonies.
迦太基是腓尼基人在北非海岸建立的最大的城镇，并迅速在邻近殖民地中占据了主导地位。
Until recently, many anthropologists assumed that the environment of what is now the southwestern United States shaped the social history and culture of the region's indigenous peoples.
直到最近，许多人类学家还认为现在美国西南部的环境塑造了该地区土著民族的社会历史和文化。
He was living under an assumed name.
他过着隐姓埋名的生活。
I naively assumed that I would be paid for the work.
我天真地以为这活儿是有报酬的。
His face assumed a sort of dreamy expression.
他脸上出现一种恍惚的表情。
In America, it is assumed that a student's daily life is as important as his learning experience.
在美国，人们认为一个学生的日常生活和他的学习经验一样重要。
For a long time, we assumed that all whales that had teeth including sperm whales and killer whales were closely related to one another.
在很长一段时间里，我们认为所有有牙齿的鲸鱼，包括抹香鲸和虎鲸，彼此都是密切相关的。
When wolves later reached the island, naturalists widely assumed that the wolves would play a key role in controlling the moose population.
博物学家们普遍认为，当狼群之后抵达该岛时，它们将在控制驼鹿数量方面发挥关键作用。
"Wallet threat" is the reluctant act of pulling one's wallet out as a sign of willingness to pay for a meal that was assumed to be a treat.
“钱包威胁”是指这样一种行为：人们不情愿地把自己的钱包掏出来，表示愿意为一顿原以为是他人请客的饭局买单。
For many years it was assumed that lateralisation was a uniquely human trait, but this notion rapidly fell apart as researchers started uncovering evidence of lateralisation in all sorts of animals.
多年来，人们一直认为偏侧现象是人类独有的特征，但随着研究人员开始在各种动物身上发现偏侧现象的证据，这一观点很快就站不住脚了。
He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care.
他误以为她并不在乎。
He bent down to impart it, but checked himself, and assumed a listening attitude.
他弯下身子，想把话讲出来，但忍住了，作出一副倾听的样子。
The boys started, glanced at each other, and then each assumed a listening attitude.
两个孩子吃了一惊，面面相觑，然后都装出一副倾听的样子。
For years, we have assumed it was the abundant plant life of the Mesozoic that allowed these giants to thrive.
多年来，我们一直认为是中生代丰富的植物种类使这些巨型生物得以繁衍生息。
In fact, we kind of assumed that they were filtering a lot out, the way a sophisticated radar system can ignore echoes from stationary objects on the ground.
事实上，我们推断蝙蝠在分析回声时过滤掉了很多因素，就像一个复杂的雷达系统可以忽略地面上静止物体的回声那样。
Barack Obama assumed the barb was aimed at him.
巴拉克·奥巴马认为此番刻薄的言论是在针对自己。
We assumed him to be the best writer of our time.
我们认为他是这个时代最好的作家。
I had assumed that all we knew of the Greeks was hearsay.
我曾认为我们所知的关于希腊的一切都不过是传说。
Books and recordings, they assumed, were destined to take the place of storytellers.
书和唱片，他们推测，注定会取代说书人。
But I've never assumed that I deserve to be CEO simply because I founded the company.
不过我从不认为，我之所以应该当CEO，原因仅仅因为我是这个公司的创立者。
A basic understanding of the Python language and the Python Standard Library is assumed.
假定读者已对Python语言及Python标准库有所了解。
A basic understanding of the Python language and the Python Standard Library is assumed.
假定读者已对Python语言及Python标准库有所了解。
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