Word · Frequency #840
supposing
认为；猜想；料想
supposing is the present participle of suppose.
to believe that something is true, especially without being certain; to guess
常用 I suppose 表示不太有把握的猜测。
- 1.
To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
假定；在没有充分证据的情况下得出结论；相信。
- 2.
express a supposition
表达假设
- 3.
To theorize or hypothesize.
假设；推测。
- 4.
expect, believe, or suppose
期望、相信或假定
- 5.
To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
想象；相信；视为真实。
- 6.
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
基于不确定或暂时性依据相信
- 7.
To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.
要求存在或为真；由思维规律或自然规律所隐含。
假设；设想；以…为前提；需要；意味着；假定；在没有充分证据的情况下得出结论；相信。；表达假设；假设；推测。
In use
I suppose you are right, but I still have some doubts.
Suppose it rains tomorrow, will the picnic be cancelled?
She supposed the package had arrived, but she wasn't sure.
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
suppose (that) ...
that可省略。
I suppose he will come.
我假设他会来。
be supposed to do sth
表示义务或预期。
You are supposed to finish your homework.
你应该完成作业。
suppose sb/sth to be ...
较正式，常用于书面语。
Connections
Collocations
- be supposed to do sth.
- 应该做某事
- You are supposed to finish your homework before watching TV.你应该先完成作业再看电视。
- suppose (that) clause
- 假设…
- Suppose you win the lottery, what would you do?假设你中了彩票，你会怎么做？
- let us suppose
- 让我们假设
- Let us suppose that the weather is fine tomorrow.让我们假设明天天气晴朗。
- suppose for a moment
- 暂且假设
- Suppose for a moment that you are the manager.暂且假设你是经理。
- I suppose so
- 我想是吧
- A: Will he come? B: I suppose so.A: 他会来吗？B: 我想是吧。
- I don't suppose
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'sir' 在 'pose'，假设一种情景。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'suppose' (stressed /-əʊz/). Note that words like 'purpose' (/ˈpɜːpəs/) look similar but have a different ending sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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