sup·pose

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1289页（831字）

【词性】：vt．

【释义】：

①认定；假定：Let us suppose(that)the news is true．让我们假定这消息是真实的．Evervone is supposed to knov the rules．每人都被认为知道这些规则．Ssuppose we are late，what will the teacher say?假定我们迟到了，教师会说什么?②猜想，料想：I suppose he won’t come(=I don’t suppose he will come)．我想他不会来．You’ll be there，I suppose．我想你会在那里的．Will he come?——Yes，I suppose so．他来不来?——我想他会来的．Is he ill?——No，I suppose not(=No，I don’t suppose so)．他病了吗?——我想他没有病．I should suppose him to be fifty．我想他有五十岁了．It is not to be supposed that我们不应该料想…．③(向人建议)让：Ssuppose we go(or Let’s go)for a swim．(让)我们去游泳吧．Ssuppose we try another．让我们再试试看．④意味着，推定：Life supposes death．有生必有死Creation supposes a creator．有创造，必有创造者．be supposed to 1)(在职务上)要，应该：He is not supposed to clean the windows．擦窗户不是他的事情．2)【口语】(否定式)不准许：We are not supposed to meet friends in the time of study．我们不得在学习时间会见朋友．