supposed

英 [səˈpəʊzd]

美 [səˈpoʊzd]

adj.  误以为的; 误信的; 所谓的
v.  (根据所知)认为，推断，料想; 假定; 假设; 设想; (婉转表达)我看，要我说，要不
suppose的过去分词和过去式

过去式：supposed　过去分词：supposed　

法律

Collins.4 / BNC.1733 / COCA.1242

牛津词典

adj.

• 误以为的；误信的；所谓的
  used to show that you think that a claim, statement or way of describing sb/sth is not true or correct, although it is generally believed to be
  1. This is the opinion of the supposed experts.
     这是所谓专家的看法。
  2. When did this supposed accident happen?
     这场所谓的事故发生在什么时候？

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /sə'pəʊzd/ or /sə'pəʊst/ for meanings 1 to 4, and /sə'pəʊzɪd/ for meaning 5. 义项 1 到 4 读作 /sə'pəʊzd/ 或 /sə'pəʊst/。义项 5 读作 /sə'pəʊzɪd/。


• PHR-MODAL (按计划或期望)应当，应该，须
  If you say that somethingis supposed tohappen, you mean that it is planned or expected. Sometimes this use suggests that the thing does not really happen in this way.
  1. He produced a handwritten list of nine men he was supposed to kill...
     他拿出了一份手写的名单，上面列有 9 个他应该要杀死的人。
  2. Public spending is supposed to fall, not rise, in the next few years.
     在接下来的几年里，政府开支应该会下降，而不是上升。
• PHR-MODAL 本应该(发生而没有发生)
  If somethingwas supposed tohappen, it was planned or intended to happen, but did not in fact happen.
  1. He was supposed to go back to Bergen on the last bus, but of course the accident prevented him...
     他本来要乘最后一班汽车回卑尔根，但当然，这起事故使他没能回去。
  2. The first debate was supposed to have been held on Tuesday.
     第一场辩论本该在星期二就举行了。
• PHR-MODAL 认为;觉得;相信
  If you say that somethingis supposed tobe true, you mean that people say it is true but you do not know for certain that it is true.
  1. 'The Whipping Block' has never been published, but it's supposed to be a really good poem...
     《鞭笞刑具》还从未发表过，但大家认为它是一首真正的好诗。
  2. 'The President cannot be disturbed,' his son is supposed to have told an early morning caller.
     “校长不能见客，”他的儿子应该已经这样告知了一位一大清早就来了的拜访者。
• PHR-MODAL (表示恼怒)还是，竟
  You can use 'be supposed to' to express annoyance at someone's ideas, or because something is not happening in the proper way.
  1. You're supposed to be my friend!...
     你还是我朋友呢！
  2. Don't try to tell me what I'm supposed to be feeling...
     别跟我说我到底该作何感想。
  3. What am I supposed to have done wrong now?
     我这会儿究竟做错了什么？
• ADJ 误以为的;误信的;所谓的
  You can usesupposedto suggest that something that people talk about or believe in may not in fact exist, happen, or be as it is described.
  1. Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
     并非所有当地的政权都愿意接受与英国贸易的所谓好处。
  2. ...when the rule of law is broken by its supposed guardians.
     当法治被其所谓的捍卫者破坏时

英英释义

adj

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  1. theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
  2. the supposed reason for his absence
  3. suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
  4. hypothetical situation
  Synonym:conjecturaldivinatoryhypotheticalhypotheticsuppositionalsuppositioussupposititious
• doubtful or suspect
  1. these so-called experts are no help
  Synonym:alleged(a)so-called

双语例句

• Everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress
  每个人都要和新娘跳舞，并把钱别在她的衣服上。
• Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later backed out.
  韦尔斯本应当出一半的钱，但后来他食言了。
• People are supposed to mix, do you understand?
  人们应该互相交际，你明白吗？
• The first debate was supposed to have been held on Tuesday.
  第一场辩论本该在星期二就举行了。
• As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective
  作为中立的观察员，我的分析应该客观。
• He was supposed to go back to Bergen on the last bus, but of course the accident prevented him
  他本来要乘最后一班汽车回卑尔根，但当然，这起事故使他没能回去。
• Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
  并非所有当地的政权都愿意接受与英国贸易的所谓好处。
• The government, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be separate
  政府、行政部门和司法部门应该彼此分离。
• 'The Whipping Block' has never been published, but it's supposed to be a really good poem
  《鞭笞刑具》还从未发表过，但大家认为它是一首真正的好诗。
• Don't try to tell me what I'm supposed to be feeling
  别跟我说我到底该作何感想。