assert

verb

1. 明确肯定；断言
   to state clearly and firmly that sth is true
   1. She continued to assert that she was innocent.
      她仍然坚称自己无辜。
   2. She continued to assert her innocence.
      她仍然坚称自己无辜。
   3. ‘That is wrong,’ he asserted.
      “那是错的。”他断言道。
   4. 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。
2. 坚持自己的主张；表现坚定
   to behave in a confident and determined way so that other people pay attention to your opinions
3. 维护自己的权利（或权威）
   to make other people recognize your right or authority to do sth, by behaving firmly and confidently
   1. to assert your independence/rights
      维护独立 / 权利
   2. I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
      我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
4. 生效；起作用
   to start to have an effect
   1. Good sense asserted itself.
      明智服人。

1. VERB 坚称;断言;坚决表明
   If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。”
2. VERB 维护，坚持（权威）
   If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
3. VERB 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.
   1. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
      各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
4. VERB 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.
   1. 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。

1. The Nordic countries have been quick to assert their interest in the development of the Baltic States.
   北欧诸国很快就表示它们对波罗的海诸国的发展感兴趣。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。”
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves.
   各加盟共和国开始要求获得自治权。
8. 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。
9. The president has been able to assert his ultimate supremacy over the prime minister.
   总统行使了高于总理的最高决策权。
10. The enemy will invariably seek opportunities to assert himself.
    敌人是一定要寻找机会表现他们自己的。
11. A leader must assert himself sometimes in order to be followed.
    一个领导有时应该表现出自己的领导权威，好让别人照他说的去做。
12. I dare not positively assert it, as he has been lost for so long a time.
    我不敢十分确定，因为他已经失踪了这么长时间了。
13. This is normally from a call to the panic kernel service or from a failed assert.
    这通常是调用panic内核服务或断言失败造成的。
14. Assert the components and actions in Edit mode.
    断言Edit模式下的组件和动作。
15. To assert that a form has not been tampered with, all signatures in the form must be verified.
    要断言某个表单没有被篡改，必须对表单中的所有签名进行验证。
16. Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.
    强有力地肯定或确认；声明是真实或存在的。
17. Use one or more assert statements to validate specific outcomes.
    使用一条或多条assert语句验证特定的结果。
18. We encouraged him to assert his own view of the matter.
    我们鼓励他明确说出对这件事的看法。
19. Moreover, they assert, European traditions remain central to American culture and institutions.
    此外，他们断言欧洲的传统仍然是美国文化和风俗的中心。
20. Within this file, you can enable and disable the assert or set the name of its log file.
    在该文件中，可以启用和禁用该断言或设置其日志文件的名称。
21. You can alienate some people as you assert your rights, or what you believe to be your rights.
    因你坚持你的权利，或是你相信是你的权益，你可能隔离某些人。
22. Some assert that it can eliminate the whole violence in the society.
    有些人声称，这将消除整个社会的暴力。
23. American violations of WTO rules are the route by which Europeans can assert their interpretation of those rules.
    美国违反WTO规定为欧洲提供了一个途径，使欧洲能陈述它们对那些WTO规定的解释。
24. I will assert and support key values and principles.
    我会坚守和支持《基本法》的重要价值观和原则。
25. I believe I may assert that they were really in possesion of deep and growing happiness.
    我相信我可以说他们真的得到深深的、与日俱增的幸福了。
26. I was determined to assert my authority form the beginning.
    我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
27. I assert his deposition to be true.
    我断言他的证词是真的。
28. You'd have to allow him to assert himself, the same way you do with your own mainframe.
    你不得不允许他声称他自己是你，就像你对你自己主机做的一样。
29. The upshot of this is that it is simply foolish to assert that science and rationality support atheism.
    其结果是，断言科学和理性支持无神论完全是愚蠢的。
30. I can make the error message better by using another form of assert.
    我可以通过用另一种格式的断言来得到更佳的错误信息。

  assert contend maintain【导航词义：坚称】

  assert v. 坚决主张；断言

〔辨析〕含较强的主观意味，指坚决而明确地表示某事真实无误。

  contend v. 主张，声称

〔辨析〕指声称某事属实，含有与他人进行争辩的意思。

  maintain v. 坚持说，坚持认为

〔辨析〕指坚决维护某种主张或观点等。

  affirm allege assert【导航词义：断言】

  affirm v. 〈正式〉断言…属实，确认

〔辨析〕指公开宣称某事属实，强调坚信不疑的态度。

  allege v. 〈正式〉断言,宣称

〔辨析〕尤指在未证实的情况下宣称某事属实，或声称某人行事错误或违法，常用被动语态。

  assert v. 宣称；断定

〔辨析〕指断然声称某种结论，多为主观判断，往往并无证据，或有证据但不一定确实。

verb

1. assert to be true
   1. The letter asserts a free society

   Synonym:    insist

2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   1. Before God I swear I am innocent

   Synonym:    affirmverifyavowaverswanswear

3. state categorically

   Synonym:    asseveratemaintain

4. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
   1. Women should assert themselves more!

   Synonym:    put forward