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单词 assert
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assert

verb
 OPAL W
/əˈsɜːt/
/əˈsɜːrt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they assert
/əˈsɜːt/
/əˈsɜːrt/
he / she / it asserts
/əˈsɜːts/
/əˈsɜːrts/
past simple asserted
/əˈsɜːtɪd/
/əˈsɜːrtɪd/
past participle asserted
/əˈsɜːtɪd/
/əˈsɜːrtɪd/
-ing form asserting
/əˈsɜːtɪŋ/
/əˈsɜːrtɪŋ/
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  1.  
    to state clearly and definitely that something is true
    • assert that… She continued to assert that she was innocent.
    • The report asserts confidently that the industry will grow.
    • assert something She continued to assert her innocence.
    • The German Chancellor was anxious to assert her government's commitment to European unity.
    • + speech ‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.
    • it is asserted that… It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • boldly
    • confidently
    • emphatically
    See full entry
  2.  
    assert yourself to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions
    • You’re too timid—you must try to assert yourself more.
  3.  
    assert something to make other people recognize your right or authority to do something, by behaving in a determined and confident way
    • to assert your independence/rights
    • I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
    Extra Examples
    • She wished to assert her independence from her parents.
    • He managed to assert his power over the media.
    • They successfully asserted their right to protect their homes.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + assert
    • need to
    • be determined to
    • wish to
    See full entry
  4. assert itself to start to have an effect
    • Good sense asserted itself.
  5. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin asserere ‘claim, affirm’, from ad- ‘to’ + serere ‘to join’.
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