assess/əˋsɛs; əˈses/v [T] 1 to make a judgment about a person, situation etc after considering it 评定﹐评价: a study to assess the impact of crime on people's lives 评估犯罪活动对人们生活影响的一项研究2 to calculate the value, cost, or level something has 估价﹔估计: assess sth at £100/31 per cent etc The cost of the earthquake was assessed at $2.2 billion. 地震损失估计达 22 亿美元。 —assessment n [C,U] reading assessment tests 阅读能力评估测试