suppose

[sə'pəuz]

vt.假设, 假定, 认为, 想, 应该, 让(虚拟语气)
vi.推测

vt.[W]

1. 猜想, 以为[Y][+(that)][O2][O8]

I suppose he is still in town.

我想他还在城里。

2. 期望; 认为必须, 认为应该[H][O2][O8]

You're not supposed to take the books out of the room.

这些书不能拿出屋去。

3. 必须以……为前提

Every effect supposes a cause.

任何事的产生都必然有其原因。

4. (用于祈使语气)让……[+(that)]

Suppose we set out at six.

我们六点动身吧。

5. 假定[+(that)][O2]

Suppose the car should break down again.

假定汽车又出毛病了。

vi.

猜想, 料想

词形变化

动词过去式: supposed | 动词过去分词: supposed | 动词现在分词: supposing | 动词第三人称单数: supposes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.认为; 想像

believe  think  imagine  consider  assume  infer  presume  deduce  

同义参见:

conceive  fancy  surmise  expect  reckon  suspect  calculate  hold  conclude  deem  take  guess  conjecture  

反义参见:

prove  

英英释义

动词 suppose:

express a supposition

同义词：say

expect, believe, or suppose

同义词：think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

同义词：speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate

take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

同义词：presuppose

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

同义词：presuppose

补充

supposesuppose英:[səˈpəuz] 美:[səˈpoz]vt.1.料想; 猜想; 以为You are only supposing this on hearsay, you have no proof.你只是根据传闻想像而已, 并没有证据。I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。They suppose that all rich men are wicked.他们以为凡是有钱人都很坏。I hadn't supposed that I should get the first prize.我没有想到会获得一等奖。What do you suppose that dance is?你认为那是什么舞?All her neighbours supposed her to be an actress.街坊都以为她是一个演员。They supposed him dead.他们以为他死了。I should suppose him to be about fifty.我猜想他大约50岁。They suppose the box to contain books.他们猜想这箱子里装的是书。I supposed it wrong to tell a lie.我认为说谎不对。Never suppose yourself knowing everything.别以为你自己是万事通。He supposed himself doing the best thing.他以为他做得最好。2.假定, 假设conj.1.如果Suppose he can't come, who will do the work?如果他不能前来, 谁来做这项工作呢?

例句

1. It was worse than she'd supposed.事情比她料想的要糟。 2. I suppose that's what happened.我想事情就是那样的。 3. I don't suppose she'll come.我想她不会来。 4. I suppose he meant to kill her.我猜想他打算杀死她。 5. suppose that he wins the election.假定他在选举中获胜。 6. suppose you won the lottery.假设你彩票中奖。 7. Your policy supposes full employment.你的政策是以实现充分就业为前提。 8. Do you suppose he was telling the truth?你认为他说的是实话吗？ 9. You don't suppose they'd start the trip without us, do you?你不觉得他们会自己走掉, 不带我们, 对吧？ 10. Do you suppose we could get together for a little chat sometime soon?我们尽快找个机会聚在一起聊聊怎么样？ 11. What do you suppose they want with her?你认为他们想从她那里得到什么？ 12. I don't suppose you could tell me where James Street is, could you?不知道您能不能告诉我詹姆斯大街在哪儿？ 13. I don't suppose it occurred to you to notify the police.我看你没想过要通知警方。 14. He's about sixty, I suppose.我估计他大约60岁。 15. I suppose I'd better do some work.我想我最好做些工作。 16. I suppose you think you're funny.我想你觉得自己很逗吧。 17. I suppose so我看是这样 18. Is that the right way up?—Yeah. I suppose so.这是上去的路吗？——是的, 我想是。 19. I suppose not我想不是 20. There's nothing to keep us here, is there?—I suppose not.这里没有什么东西让我们留恋的, 对吧？——我想没有。 21. Supposing he isn't out, how can I do then?假定他没出去，我该怎么办呢? 22. Let's first suppose the second defense line has been destroyed.我们先来假定这第二条防线已被摧毁。 23. suppose we wait until tomorrow.咱们就等到明天吧。 24. suppose I tell you.我来告诉你吧。 25. I suppose he'll come back now.我想他这会儿该回来了。 26. You can't suppose whom I met in the street.你准猜不着我在大街上看见谁啦。 27. What do you suppose I will do?你认为我会做什么? 28. The number of the cars supposes that the city traffic would get busier and busier.这些汽车的数量意味着该市的交通会越来越拥挤。 29. That doesn't suppose you were absent at the scene of the crime.那并不能说明你不在犯罪现场。 30. First, we have to suppose that she was out to make money.首先，我们得假定她抛头露面是为了赚钱。 31. I'm not supposed to be at the party.我不该在聚会上露面。 32. The motorbike is supposed to make annoying noise.摩托车当然会发出令人感到烦恼的噪音。 33. No need to suppose about.没必要胡乱猜疑。 34. Say as you suppose.怎么想的就怎么说。 35. I suppose I got there about half past eleven.我估计我是大约11点半到那儿的。 36. I'm quite a good actress, I suppose.我想我可能是个相当不错的女演员。 37. suppose he had been murdered—what then?.假定他已经被谋杀了——又怎样呢？。 38. suppose we leave this to the police.我建议我们把这件事情留给警察来处理吧。 39. the procedure supposes that a will has already been proved.手续要求遗嘱要先被认证。 40. [with obj.]the theory supposes a predisposition to interpret utterances.这个理论把解释话语的禀性作为前提条件。 41. he supposed the girl to be about twelve.他认为这个女孩应该有12岁左右了。 42. [as adj. supposed]people admire their supposed industriousness.人们钦佩他们那种公认的勤劳刻苦。 43. I'm supposed to be meeting someone at the airport.我得在机场接人。 44. I shouldn't have been in the study—I'm not supposed to go in there.我本来不应该在书房的——我是不准许进入那里的。 45. What do you suppose could have happened?你认为可能发生了什么事？ 46. I don't suppose that they're coming now.我想他们不会来了。 47. suppose you won the lottery. What would you do?假定你彩票中了奖，你会做什么？ 48. I don't suppose you'd lend me your car tonight, would you?我认为你今晚不会把车子借给我，对吗？ 49. The train was supposed to arrive ten minutes ago.火车应该在十分钟前就到达了。 50. This is secret and I'm not supposed to talk about it.这是秘密，我不应该谈。 51. This is supposed to be the oldest building in the city.这被认为是该市最古老的建筑物。 52. suppose a fire broke out. How would we escape?假设火灾发生，我们该如何逃生？ 53. Just suppose for a moment that you agreed with me.就设想一下你同意我的意见。 54. "Supposing he refuses to help, what do we do then?"假定他拒绝帮忙，我们该怎么办？ 55. The renovations will cost much more than we originally supposed.重新装修将比我们原先预想的多花很多钱。 56. Who do you suppose [=think] will win?你认为谁将获胜？ 57. I suppose [=(chiefly US) I guess] you're right.我想你是对的。 58. "I suppose that could happen, but it's not likely."我认为那种事情可能发生，但可能性不太大。 59. "You could say, I suppose, that he was not ready for marriage."我想，你可能会说他还没做好结婚准备。 60. "“Do you suppose it's true?” “Yes, I suppose it is.”"“你认为那是真的吗？”“是的，我想是真的。” 61. "“The pink one is prettier, isn't it?” “I suppose.”"“粉色的更漂亮，不是吗？”“大概是的。” 62. “Do you want to come along?” “I suppose so.”“你要一起来吗？”“那好吧。” 63. "“That wasn't a very smart thing to do, was it?” “I suppose not.”"“那样做不明智，难道不是吗？”“是不明智。” 64. Do you suppose you could help me make dinner? = I don't suppose you could help me make dinner? [=could you help me make dinner?]你能帮我做晚饭吗？ 65. "I don't suppose you found the keys, did you? [=did you find the keys?]"你是不是还没找到钥匙，是吗？ 66. They are supposed to arrive tomorrow.他们应该明天到。 67. She was supposed to be here an hour ago.她一小时前就该到这儿了。 68. "The movie was supposed to earn a lot of money at the box office, but it didn't."这部电影的票房收入本该很多的，但结果并非如此。 69. The party was supposed to be a surprise.本来预计这次聚会是个惊喜。 70. Was that supposed to be funny? I thought it was quite rude.难道这样好笑吗？我认为这样相当不礼貌。 71. "“Well, you've done it again.” “What's that supposed to mean?” [=what do you mean by that comment?]"“你又重蹈覆辙了。”“你这话什么意思？” 72. You are supposed to listen to your parents.你应该听父母的意见。 73. I'm supposed to clean my room before I go outside.出门之前我应该打扫房间。 74. What are we supposed to do [=what should/can we do] in a situation like this?在这种情况下我们该怎么办？ 75. Do what you're supposed to.做你该做的事。 76. We were not supposed to leave the room.我们不可以离开房间。 77. Are you supposed to be here after the building has closed?大楼关门后你还可以待在这儿吗？ 78. She is supposed to be the best doctor in town. [=people say that she's the best doctor in town]人们认为她是这个镇上最好的医生。 79. That breed of dog is supposed to be good with kids.那种狗应该和小孩子易于相处。 80. The word is supposed to be derived from Latin.这个词被认为是从拉丁语衍化而来的。