presuppose
v.预示
难易程度:
presuppose为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:presuppositional 名词:presupposition 动词过去式:presupposed 过去分词:presupposed 现在分词:presupposing 第三人称单数:presupposes
词根
pos＝to place,to put（置,放）
近义词, 同义词
presuppose
/,pri:sə'pəʊz; ,prisə`poz/
v [Tn, Tf] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态)
1 assume (sth) to be true beforehand 预先假定（某事物）属实; 预料
*We cannot presuppose the truth of his statements. 我们不能预先假定他的话属实.
2 require (sth) as a condition; imply 以（某事物）为先决条件; 意味着
*Effects presuppose causes. 有其果必有其因.
* Approval of the plan presupposes that the money will be made available. 批准该计画先要有可用的资金.
v [Tn, Tf] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态)
1 assume (sth) to be true beforehand 预先假定（某事物）属实; 预料
*We cannot presuppose the truth of his statements. 我们不能预先假定他的话属实.
2 require (sth) as a condition; imply 以（某事物）为先决条件; 意味着
*Effects presuppose causes. 有其果必有其因.
* Approval of the plan presupposes that the money will be made available. 批准该计画先要有可用的资金.
presuppose
v [T]formal
to depend on something that is believed to exist or to be true
= assume
The idea of heaven presupposes the existence of God.
presuppose that
Your argument presupposes that Dickens was a social reformer.
to have to happen if something is true
Without struggle there can be no progress, and struggle presupposes winners and losers.
to depend on something that is believed to exist or to be true
= assume
The idea of heaven presupposes the existence of God.
presuppose that
Your argument presupposes that Dickens was a social reformer.
to have to happen if something is true
Without struggle there can be no progress, and struggle presupposes winners and losers.
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