| 词汇 | asserting |
| 释义 | asserting present participle ofassert assert verb[ T ] uk /əˈsɜːt/ us /əˈsɝːt/ assert yourself C2 to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others: 坚持自己的主张;表现坚定 I really must assert myself more in meetings.我在会议上确实必须立场更坚定一些。 Don't be afraid to assert yourself and make your views clear. Refusing to help with the housework was his way of asserting himself. Things began to change when women asserted themselves politically. Boarding school was a tough environment, and she quickly learned to assert herself. She very quickly asserted her authority over the class. Tough new policies are needed if the authorities are to assert control over a crime-ridden city. The book asserts that the 1969 moon landing was a hoax. The prime minister asserted that he had no intention of resigning. He made a special appearance on television asserting that the allegations against him were false. C1formal to say that something is certainly true: 断言;坚称 [ + that ]He asserts that she stole money from him.他一口咬定她偷了他的钱。 to say something sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand. utterShe barely uttered a word all morning. they sayThey say the house is haunted. it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal. remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin. C2 to do something to show that you have power: 主张;维护;坚持 assert your authority She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.她很少摆出大人的权威来管教孩子。 assert your right Throughout the Cold War, the Allies asserted their right to move freely between the two Berlins.冷战期间，盟国自始至终坚持其在东西柏林之间自由来往的权利。 She very quickly asserted her authority over the class. Tough new policies are needed if the authorities are to assert control over a crime-ridden city. The book asserts that the 1969 moon landing was a hoax. The prime minister asserted that he had no intention of resigning. He made a special appearance on television asserting that the allegations against him were false. Assertions & asserting affirm affirmation airing assert assert your right assertion beg emphatic gaslight hate speech lay lay something on the lineidiom maintain pretend put your foot downidiom self-affirmation send send a messageidiom set yourself up as something shout/proclaim something from the rooftopsidiom Examples of assertingasserting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The attempt to discredit sectarian practices asserted the professionalism of regular medicine by implicitly disavowing its curious past as well as asserting its clinical present. Claims such as 'the table is square', or 'the earth is round', typically have the function of asserting that certain facts obtain in the world. It reacted by assuring the authorities that it would abide by all orders and by asserting its readiness to co-operate. The essay also has a methodological aim, which is to defend its conclusions without asserting the universality of standard liberal-democratic norms. In effect, they were asserting their right to an independent income. She can be understood as asserting an existing entitlement, not a prescription for desirable results. This account suggests that women as social subordinates are more dependent than men on symbolic resources for asserting identity and group membership. Indeed, it could be argued that in times of economic distress and hardship men compensated by finding other ways of asserting their dominance over women. Its diminutive size and nonmonumental character allow a celebration of the collective without asserting its dominance, a reversal of the normal institutional condition. Perhaps smoking in the restroom serves the function (need) of asserting one's independence. Anyone who suggests that groups can act and have preferences is liable to be accused of asserting the existence of mysterious collective entities. Such a conduct would include the buyer asserting his new entitlement and any third party (including from now on the seller) respecting it. The speech ideally mixes gloom and worry with hope and resolution by asserting the executive's legislative prerogatives. I am not asserting that there is nothing more to personal identity than the conditions given in this account. We have chosen to do this by asserting the address together with the client thread identifier. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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