| 单词 | assert |
| 释义 | as·sert /əˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 SAY/STATEto state firmly that something is true （坚决）主张；断言 French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world. 她坚称法国菜是世界上最好的。assert that He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source. 他断言核能是安全、无污染的能源。2 assert your rights/independence/superiority etc SAY/STATEto state very strongly your right to something 坚持自己的权利/独立/优越性等 Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land 坚持祖先的土地归自己所有的印第安人3 assert yourself CONFIDENTto behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think 积极表达自己的意见 Women began to assert themselves politically. 女性也开始积极提出自己的政治主张。4 assert itself EFFECT/INFLUENCEif an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something 〔观念、信念〕产生影响 National pride began to assert itself. 民族自豪感开始产生影响。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusassert• "It's a fairness issue, " she asserted.• He is entitled to assert his supposed right on reasonably equal terms.• After 1947, Nehru began to assert his supremacy and sack party chiefs who opposed him.• An established order of seeing, of understanding, of ruling, is simply exploded - the Modernist spirit asserts itself.• The Church asserts that human beings are incarnated spirits: souls in bodies.• There exists today widespread propaganda which asserts that socialism is dead.• Professor Sykes has asserted that the skeleton, which was said to be man's first ancestor, is in fact a fake.• They assert that the student has been incapacitated by the power differential, and must be in need of their protection.• Mr. Collins asserted that they had either such a right or at least a right that Lautro should consider whether to hear them.• If women are to have equal opportunity, they must loudly assert their ability to do all traditional "male' jobs.assert that• Apart from asserting that dwarfs are usually unintelligent, the author offers no comment on the morphological differences between human physical types.• The suit asserts that EconoPage was just a reseller of paging services and equipment.• Hayes asserted that he had been deceived by the southern promises to maintain order.• But the company has vigorously asserted that its marketing practices do not violate the 1995 consent decree.• The hon. Gentleman has no evidence for asserting that standards have dropped month by month.• It would be unrealistic to assert that the activity is risk free.• They assert that the destiny of the soul is related to the activity of the soul during its habitation in the body.• Friends of the Earth responded by asserting that there was sufficient interest among energy suppliers to provide three times that amount.• All 12 leaders asserted that they had met their main goals.Origin assert (1600-1700) Latin past participle of asserere, from ad- “to” + serere “to join”as·sert verbChineseSyllable is Corpus state to firmly true that something |
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