assume简单

This is when you assume to know what other people are thinking about you, when you can’t really know without [asking] them directly.

也就是说，你自以为知道别人对你的看法，而实际上不直接问他们，你是无法真正知道的。

U.S. customers historically tipped people they assumed were earning most of their income via tips, such as restaurant servers earning less than the minimum wage.

历史上，美国顾客给小费的对象，是那些他们认为大部分收入来自小费的人，比如收入低于最低工资的餐厅服务员。

If your conclusion is that the West is better able to preserve these artifacts, think about why you’re assuming that to be true.

如果你的结论是西方更有能力保存这些文物，那就想想你为什么会认定这是事实。

Joseph Adegboyega-Edun, a Maryland high school guidance counselor, says unconventional extracurricular activities can help students impress college admissions offices, assuming they demonstrated serious commitment.

马里兰州的一位高中升学指导顾问约瑟夫·阿德博耶加-埃敦说，非常规的课外活动可以帮助学生给大学招生办留下深刻印象，前提是他们表现出了认真的投入。

And, assuming he says yes, it will make you feel more confident about voicing your disagreement.

而且，假如他同意了，你在表达反对意见时也会更有信心。

“We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.

“我们原以为得给它装上能动的头和尾巴、加上面部特征，还要给它喷上气味让它闻起来像真老鼠，但事实证明没有必要，”协助这项研究的澳大利亚昆士兰大学的珍妮特·怀尔斯说。

As the war unfolded, science rapidly assumed a central role.

随着战争的展开，科学迅速占据了核心地位。

“Many young people assume a great deal of personal responsibility for educating themselves and actively seeking out opposing viewpoints,” the survey concluded.

该调查总结道：“许多年轻人在自我教育和主动寻找对立观点方面承担起了很大的个人责任。”

In them we can see biophilia — a yearning for contact with nonhuman life — assuming uncanny representational forms.

在它们身上，我们可以看到亲生命性——一种渴望与非人类生命接触的情感——呈现出种种奇异的表现形式。