assume vt. 1.执掌;接受;承担,担任。 2.假装,装作…的样子,采取(…态度)。 3.僭取,擅取,冒称。 4.假定,想像,设想;以…为先决条件。 5.表现为,呈。 6.穿…在身上。 7.承担(别人的)债务。 8.采用。 assume office 就职,上任。 assume responsibility 负责。 assume the reins of government 执政,掌握政权。 assume the air of cheerfulness 假装高兴。 assume a haughty mien 采取傲然态度。 assume the offensive 采取攻势。 The problem has assumed a new form. 问题已经以一种新的方式出现。 assume the chair 就议长席。 I assume that you know. 我以为你是知道的。 assume a new name 用一个新名字。 assume airs of 摆…的架子。 assuming that ... 假定…,若。
He began to put on side and to assume airs of authority . 他渐渐摆起架子来,装出一副威风凛凛的样子。
They fancied themselves learned and assumed airs of erudition 他们自以为有学问,摆出一副博学的样子。
" oh , " he answered , in a very pleasing way and with an assumed air of mistake , " i thought you did . “噢,我以为你是这个意思呢, ”他讨人喜欢地装着认错说。
American over modest look upon as the hypocritical pronoun , says english if one is modest about self talking not good , proceed to tell fluent english , american person that can think that he is to affirm with self ' s lips but deny in self ' s heart , assume airs of importance 美国人把过谦视为虚伪的代名词,如果一个自谦说英语讲得不好,接着又说出一口流畅英语,美国人会认为他是个口是心非,装腔作势的人。