presume /prɪˈzjuːm/ CET6 TEM8 ( presuming, presumed, presumes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain. 推测

  例：

  I presume you're here on business.

  我想你是来这儿出差的吧。

  例：

  "Had he been home all week?"—"I presume so."

  “他整个星期都在家吗？”—“我想是。”

• 2. 

  V-T If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it. 擅自 (做某事) [正式]

  例：

  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怨恨不已。

• 3. 

  V-T 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. 假定 (某事实) 为真 [正式]

  例：

  The legal definition of "know" often presumes mental control.

  “知情”的法律界定通常以思维控制力为前提。