supposing …
1. (think likely) 料想；猜想
- It was worse than she'd supposed. 事情比她料想的要糟。
2. suppose … or supposing …
(imagine; introducing possible scenario) 假定…；假设…
- Suppose that he wins the election. 假定他在选举中获胜。
- Suppose you won the lottery. 假设你彩票中奖。
3. <正式> (imply) (理论、论点等)意味着, 假定…的存在
- Your policy supposes full employment. 你的政策是以实现充分就业为前提。
4. do you suppose (that) … ?<口> (introducing question) 你以为…吗？(用于询问意见, 尽管知道对方不大可能了解更多的情况)
- Do you suppose he was telling the truth? 你认为他说的是实话吗？
- 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？
(introducing request) (用于礼貌地提出请求)你认为…怎么样？
- 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？
5. I don't suppose …<口> (introducing request) (用于礼貌地提出请求)我不知道…是否可以
- 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？
(expressing irritation) (表示恼怒)我想, 我看
- I don't suppose it occurred to you to notify the police. 我看你没想过要通知警方。
6. I suppose …<口> (expressing uncertainty) (表示不太确定)我估计…
- He's about sixty, I suppose. 我估计他大约60岁。
(expressing reluctance) (表示勉强)我想, 我看
- I suppose I'd better do some work. 我想我最好做些工作。
(expressing irritation) (表示恼怒)我想, 我看
- I suppose you think you're funny. 我想你觉得自己很逗吧。
- I suppose so 我看是这样
- Is that the right way up?—Yeah. I suppose so. 这是上去的路吗？——是的, 我想是。
- I suppose not 我想不是
- 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。
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