I think we can safely assume (= it is almost certain ) that interest rates will go up again soon.
我想我们几乎可以肯定，利率很快会再次上调。
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst (= think that the worst possible thing had happened ) .
到午夜时保罗还没回来，我就开始往最坏的地方想了。
vi. 装腔作势；多管闲事
attitudinize、
put on the dog
adj. assumed、 assuming、 assumptive
adv. assumedly
n. assumption
v. assuming