assume

例句

• I think we can safely assume (= it is almost certain ) that interest rates will go up again soon.

  我想我们几乎可以肯定，利率很快会再次上调。

• When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst (= think that the worst possible thing had happened ) .

  到午夜时保罗还没回来，我就开始往最坏的地方想了。