fig^fife&fg#, ? o I hope to go to

college next year, always assuming I pass my exams.

as sump tion /a'SAmpXn/ noun 1 [c] a belief or feeling that sth is true or that sth will happen, although there is no proof fig aE ; iU ix : an underlying/implicit

assumption i&$|; #1f#jfigAE 0 We need to challenge some of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy.

owe are

working on the assumption that everyone invited will turn up. $£filfig^7^—

o It was impossible to make assumptions about people’s reactions. M Bfr A fil W & JS ]i TS pJ tf) ₀ o His actions were based on a false assumption, fife fa A 31 7 2 [C, U] ~ of sth (formal) the act of taking or beginning to have power or responsibility (MU fifi ) #cl§; tSji; ( ) $!#: their assumption of

power/control MlGfilXff&A / 1$® as sur ance /e'Juarans; -Jo:r-; NAmE a'Jur-/ noun 1 [C] a statement that sth will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it ^fiE; K771 guarantee, promise: They

called for assurances that the government is committed to its education policy.

Ifo o Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary. If S It lfif£ M A' A ik, A

ife^lfAiPlk-hfh 2 (also .self-assurance) [U] belief in your own abilities or strengths g fit cm confidence : There was an air of easy assurance and calm

about him. fife^JJEft g ft fH ₀ 3 [U] (BrE) a type

of insurance in which money is paid out when sb dies or after an agreed period of time A % $ : a life

assurance company A 0 f£ £ R] — see also quality

ASSURANCE

as-sure 0"w /a'Xua(r); -jD:(r); NAmEa'Jur/ verb 1 ~ sb (of sth) to tell sb that sth is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it filfilfs; [fil • -• : [VN (that)] You think

I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not. fijUA

owe were

assured that everything possible was being done. 3% fil

— feU!S?Ao 0 [VN] She’s perfectly safe, I can assure you. f$ nLj&t (nj # $E , ftfe ££ ft ££ „ 0 We

assured him of our support. fil fa fife {£ iffjf 7 M1# ₀ 0

[VN speech] ‘He’ll come back,’ Susan assured her. “fifez^ 2 ~ yourself (of sth) to make yourself certain about sth # ?f; IPf]: [VN] He assured himself of her safety, fife lift *£ „ o [VN that] She

assured herself that the letter was still in the drawer.

It fit fJ5 ^ it fifi If o 3 to make sth certain to happen ; fife fil cm guarantee _: [VN] Victory

would assure a place in the finals. It #ij If fil f£ fig # tin Aff o 0 [VNN] Victory would assure them a place in the finals, mmm & fife fil m # in A * . 4 [VN] (BrE) to

insure sth, especially against sb’s death f#p& ( Alt A ) : What is the sum assured?

assured /a'Joad; a'Joid; NAmE a’j'urd/ adj. 1 (also ,self-as'sured) confident in yourself and your abilities i fg (tfj; H : He spoke in a calm, assured voice, fife $■ B iftfifeifto 2 certain to happen pm guaranteed: Success seemed assured.

A1$ o o note at certain 3 ~ of sth (of a person A) certain to get sth : You are assured of a warm

welcome at this hotel, ftt J0L ITiTOl see rest v.

as sured ly /a'Juaradli; a'Jbjr-; NAmE a'Jur-/ adv. (format) certainly; definitely #xe; —

AST /.ei es ‘ti:/ abbr. Atlantic Standard Time as-ta-tine /‘aestatiin/ noun [U] (symb At) a chemical element. Astatine is a radioactive element which is found in small amounts in nature, and is produced artificially for use in medicine. ( Jzjtffififeffc^TLlA) aster /'aesta(r)/ noun a garden plant that has pink, purple, blue or white flowers with many long narrow PETALS )

as ter isk /'aestarisk/ noun the symbol ('*•) placed next to a particular word or phrase to make people notice it or to show that more information is given in another