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• ① 1想像;假定2[用祈使法;当连接词用]如果,倘若(=if);…吧
  • Let us suppose (that) she's right.假定她说的对。
  • Foreigners are supposed to dislike these dishes.一般认为外国人不喜欢这几道菜。
  • Suppose another war!想像另一次战争吧!
  • Suppose that it snows, what shall we do?倘若下雪,我们该怎么办?
  • Suppose I were flunked, what would I do?假如我被当掉了,我要怎么办?
  • Suppose we wait a little longer.我们再多等一会儿吧。

• ② 想,认为;推测
  • I suppose you're right.我想你的话很对。
  • What do you suppose she will say?你想她会怎样说?
  • Most people supposed him (to be) very rich.大部分的人都认为他非常富有(★可改写为Most people supposed that he was very rich.此为口语的说法)。
  • He is generally supposed (to be) innocent.一般认为他无罪。
  • I should suppose her to be about forty.我猜想她是四十岁左右。
  • This tower is supposed to have been here for five hundred years.这座塔被认为在这儿已五百年。

• ③ 需要…的假定,必须先假定,必须有,含有
  • Purpose supposes foresight.目的必须有先见;筹划含有先见之意。