assess [ə'ses] verb transitive ADVANCED ■to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something 评价;评定;对…估价•The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.保险公司需要对洪水造成的损失进行评估。 •They assessed the cost of the flood damage at £1500.他们估计洪水造成的损失为1500英镑。 •Examinations are not the only means of assessing a student's ability.考试并不是评定学生能力的唯一手段。 •It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union.现在来估测苏联解体的远期后果还为时尚早。 •[+ question word] We need to assess whether the project is worth doing.我们需要评估一下这个企划案是否值得去做。 |