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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sup·pose /səˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] SPOKEN PHRASES6 be supposed to do/be something a) SHOULD/OUGHT TOused to say what someone should or should not do, especially because of rules or what someone in authority has said 应该做某事/是某事物 We’re supposed to check out of the hotel by 11 o'clock. 我们应该在 11 点之前从酒店退房。 I’m not supposed to tell anyone. 我不能告诉任何人的。 What time are you supposed to be there? 你应该几点到那儿？ b) INTENDPURPOSEused to say what was or is expected or intended to happen, especially when it did not happen 本应[本该]做某事/是某事物〔用于表示某事本应发生而没有发生〕 No one was supposed to know about it. 不应该有人知道此事的。 The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we’ve had to postpone it. 会议本应该在周二召开的，但我们不得不将它推迟了。 The new laws are supposed to prevent crime. 这些新法令本该起到预防犯罪的作用。 c) used to say that something is believed to be true by many people, although it might not be true or you might disagree 被相信[被认为]做某事/是某事物 The castle is supposed to be haunted. 这座城堡据说闹鬼。 ‘Dirty Harry’ is supposed to be one of Eastwood’s best films. 《辣手神探夺命枪》被认为是伊斯特伍德的最佳影片之一。 Mrs Carver is supposed to have a lot of money. 据说卡弗夫人很有钱。7 THINK SO/NOT BE SUREto think that something is probably true, based on what you know 认为，料想，猜想，假定 SYN presume There were many more deaths than was first supposed. 死亡人数远远超过最初的预料。suppose (that) What makes you suppose we’re going to sell the house? 你凭什么认为我们准备卖掉这栋房子？ There’s no reason to suppose (=it is unlikely that) he’s lying. 没有理由认为他在说谎。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Do not say ‘be suppose to do something’. Use be supposed to 不要说 ‘be suppose to do something’. 而要用 be supposed toYou’re supposed to take your shoes off.你该把鞋脱了。He’s supposed to be very clever.据说他非常聪明。n GrammarIn more formal English, you can say it is supposed that something is true: It is usually supposed that girls are less aggressive than boys.8 formalEXPECT to expect that something will happen or be true, and to base your plans on it 假定，预期；以…为条件 The company’s plan supposes a steady increase in orders. 公司的这个计划前提是订单会稳定地增加。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
suppose• "What is this?" "It's one of Beethoven's violin sonatas, I suppose."• They are looking for clues, I suppose.• Upon my word, it looks as if my time today has not been so idly wasted as you suppose.• Walking round the pond, I suppose.• His government has lasted longer than his enemies supposed.• The role of Churchill in the development of full employment policy is greater than has generally been supposed.• There are many reasons to suppose that Shakespeare was familiar with the stories of medieval Italy.• We have no reason to suppose that the girl is dead.• I would have supposed that the question in Reg. v. Lawrence was whether appropriation necessarily involved an absence of consent.• Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000; wouldn't that be worth a hug?• He was supposed to be a temporary candidate in 1992, he said, to enable Perot to get on the ballot.• How were they supposed to live?suppose (that)• For example, suppose a researcher wishes to determine the influence of military service on later civilian earnings.• If she didn't change it, I suppose Doogie could always poison it.• After all his attention, Mattie supposed he would ask her to marry him.• They say I had the vanity to suppose that I might marry him.• This was supposed to be a set of professional fence-building equipment, but actually looked like a hoard of junk.• He could pack a union hall, as no one in the seventies was supposed to be able to do.• Suddenly I was forty years old and standing in the very place where my dreams were supposed to come true.• This is all fine advice, and it is the way teaching all children is supposed to go.• It is supposed to save money and impose some market discipline on bureaucracy's natural tendency to swell.Origin suppose (1300-1400) Old French supposer, from Latin supponere “to put under, substitute”, from sub- ( → SUB-) + ponere “to put”sup·pose verb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
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Corpus you to something although used think say is you true,
suppose
sup‧pose S1 W1 /səˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/
verb [transitive]
SPOKEN PHRASES
1. I suppose
a. used to say you think something is true, although you are uncertain about it
SYN I guess
I suppose (that)
I suppose you’re right.
So things worked out for the best, I suppose.
‘Aren’t you pleased?’ ‘Yes, I suppose so.’
b. used when agreeing to let someone do something, especially when you do not really want to
SYN I guess:
‘Can we come with you?’ ‘Oh, I suppose so.’
c. used when saying in an angry way that you expect something is true
SYN I guess
I suppose (that)
I suppose you thought you were being clever!
d. used to say that you think that something is probably true, although you wish it was not and hope someone will tell you it is not
SYN I guess
I suppose (that)
I suppose it’s too late to apply for that job now.
e. used when guessing that something is true
SYN I guess:
She looked about 50, I suppose.
2. I don’t suppose (that)
a. used to ask a question in an indirect way, especially if you think the answer will be ‘no’:
I don’t suppose you have any idea where my address book is, do you?
b. used to ask for something in a very polite way:
I don’t suppose you’d give me a lift to the station?
c. used to say that you think it is unlikely something will happen:
I don’t suppose I’ll ever see her again.
3. do you suppose (that) ... ? used to ask someone their opinion about something, although you know that it is unlikely that they have any more information about the situation than you do:
Do you suppose this is the exact spot?
who/what/why etc do you suppose ... ?
Who on earth do you suppose could have done this?
How do you suppose he got here?
4. what’s that supposed to mean? used when you are annoyed by what someone has just said:
‘It sounds like things aren’t going too well for you lately.’ ‘What’s that supposed to mean?’
5. suppose/supposing (that) used when talking about a possible condition or situation, and then imagining the result:
Look, suppose you lost your job tomorrow, what would you do?
Supposing it really is a fire!
6. be supposed to do/be something
a. used to say what someone should or should not do, especially because of rules or what someone in authority has said:
We’re supposed to check out of the hotel by 11 o'clock.
I’m not supposed to tell anyone.
What time are you supposed to be there?
b. used to say what was or is expected or intended to happen, especially when it did not happen:
No one was supposed to know about it.
The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we’ve had to postpone it.
The new laws are supposed to prevent crime.
c. used to say that something is believed to be true by many people, although it might not be true or you might disagree:
The castle is supposed to be haunted.
‘Dirty Harry’ is supposed to be one of Eastwood’s best films.
Mrs Carver is supposed to have a lot of money.
GRAMMAR
Do not say 'be suppose to do something'. Use be supposed to:
▪You’re supposed to take your shoes off.
▪He’s supposed to be very clever.
7. [not in progressive] to think that something is probably true, based on what you know
SYN presume:
There were many more deaths than was first supposed.
suppose (that)
What makes you suppose we’re going to sell the house?
There’s no reason to suppose (=it is unlikely that) he’s lying.
8. [not in progressive] formal to expect that something will happen or be true, and to base your plans on it:
The company’s plan supposes a steady increase in orders.
sup‧pose S1 W1 /səˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/
verb [transitive] Word Family: verb: suppose, presuppose; noun: supposition, presupposition; adverb: supposedly; adjective: supposed
Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: supposer, from Latin supponere 'to put under, substitute', from sub- ( ⇨ sub-) + ponere 'to put'
Language: Old French
Origin: supposer, from Latin supponere 'to put under, substitute', from sub- ( ⇨ sub-) + ponere 'to put'
SPOKEN PHRASES
1. I suppose
a. used to say you think something is true, although you are uncertain about it
SYN I guess
I suppose (that)
b. used when agreeing to let someone do something, especially when you do not really want to
SYN I guess:
c. used when saying in an angry way that you expect something is true
SYN I guess
I suppose (that)
d. used to say that you think that something is probably true, although you wish it was not and hope someone will tell you it is not
SYN I guess
I suppose (that)
e. used when guessing that something is true
SYN I guess:
2. I don’t suppose (that)
a. used to ask a question in an indirect way, especially if you think the answer will be ‘no’:
b. used to ask for something in a very polite way:
c. used to say that you think it is unlikely something will happen:
3. do you suppose (that) ... ? used to ask someone their opinion about something, although you know that it is unlikely that they have any more information about the situation than you do:
who/what/why etc do you suppose ... ?
4. what’s that supposed to mean? used when you are annoyed by what someone has just said:
5. suppose/supposing (that) used when talking about a possible condition or situation, and then imagining the result:
6. be supposed to do/be something
a. used to say what someone should or should not do, especially because of rules or what someone in authority has said:
b. used to say what was or is expected or intended to happen, especially when it did not happen:
c. used to say that something is believed to be true by many people, although it might not be true or you might disagree:
GRAMMAR
Do not say 'be suppose to do something'. Use be supposed to:
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7. [not in progressive] to think that something is probably true, based on what you know
SYN presume:
suppose (that)
8. [not in progressive] formal to expect that something will happen or be true, and to base your plans on it:
◆ What time do we have to be home?我们必须在什么时候回到家？ ◆ Are we supposed to show our ID cards?我们需要出示身份证吗？ ◆ Is it necessary to apply for a visa?有必要申请签证吗？ ◆ Is there a legal obligation to wear a bike helmet here?在这里骑自行车有没有法律规定要戴头盔？