[VERB 动词]坚称;断言;坚决表明 If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
[V that]
[V n]
[V with quote]
[FORMAL 正式]
Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment...
赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal...
各被告仍然坚称无辜,预计会提起上诉。
Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.'
奥尔特曼坚称,“我们那时正要发表一份关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言。”
assertion
There is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over.
尚无确凿的证据支持经济衰退确已结束的论断。
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[VERB 动词]维护,坚持(权威) If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority.
[V n]
After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country...
战后,军队试图在该国的南部地区维护其统治地位。
The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力,这将难以改变。
assertion
The decision is seen as an assertion of his authority within the company.
这个决定被看作是他在公司内部对自己权威的维护。
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[VERB 动词]坚持(主张);要求(权利) If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.
[V n]
The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
assertion
These institutions have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible.
这些制度使实现民族认同的主张成为可能。
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[VERB 动词]坚持(自己)的主张;表现坚定 If you assert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you.
[V pron-refl]
He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.
他明确表态,信心十足地阐述自己的观点。
Oxford
as·sert/əˈsɜːt; NAmEəˈsɜːrt/verb1to state clearly and firmly that sth is true 明确肯定;断言assertthat… ◆She continued to assert that she was innocent.她仍然坚称自己无辜。assertsth ◆She continued to assert her innocence.她仍然坚称自己无辜。+ speech◆‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.“那是错的。”他断言道。it is asserted that…◆It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.人们普遍确认,老年人更愿意由家人照顾。2assertyourself to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions 坚持自己的主张;表现坚定3assertsth to make other people recognize your right or authority to do sth, by behaving firmly and confidently 维护自己的权利(或权威)◆to assert your independence/rights维护你的独立╱权利◆I was determined to assertmy authorityfrom the beginning. 我决心一开始就维护我的权威。4assertitself to start to have an effect 生效;起作用◆Good sense asserted itself.明智服人。assertassertsassertedassertingas·sert/əˈsɜːt; NAmEəˈsɜːrt/
1to state firmly that something is true: French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world.assert that He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.2assert your rights/independence/superiority etc to state very strongly your right to something: Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land3assert yourself to behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think: Women began to assert themselves politically.4assert itself if an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something: National pride began to assert itself.
WDF
assert
[əˈsɜ:t]asserted, asserting, asserts
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asserted[220] asserting[303]
断言(73%),维护(21%),生效(6%)
vt.维护,坚持;断言;主张;声称
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