“suppose”主要有“认为;假定;猜想;期望;应该”等意思,在句中可作及物动词或不及物动词,常用于提出假设、表达观点、询问意见等场景,有“suppose + 从句”“suppose sb. to do sth.”“It is supposed that...”等常见用法结构。
认为;猜想:表示基于一定信息或经验对某事做出判断或推测。例如:I suppose he's right.(我认为他是对的。)
假定;假设:用于提出一种假设的情况,常用于虚拟语气或假设性陈述中。例如:Suppose it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?(假如明天下雨,我们该怎么办?)
期望;应该:表达一种期待或认为某事是合理的、应该发生的。例如:You're supposed to be here at 8 o'clock.(你应该8点钟到这儿。)
及物动词用法
“suppose + 从句”:这是最常见的用法,从句可以是陈述句、疑问句或虚拟语气从句。
当从句为陈述句时,表示对事情的看法或推测。例如:I suppose you're right.(我想你是对的。)
当从句为疑问句时,常用于提出假设或询问对方意见,通常用“what if...”结构表达类似意思,但“suppose”语气更委婉。例如:Suppose we go to the park this afternoon?(我们今天下午去公园怎么样?)
在虚拟语气中,从句常用过去时(be动词用were)表示与现在事实相反的假设,或过去完成时表示与过去事实相反的假设。例如:Suppose I were you, I would accept the offer.(假如我是你,我会接受这个提议。)Suppose you had seen it with your own eyes, you would have known the truth.(假如你亲眼看到过,你就会知道真相了。)
“suppose sb. to do sth.”:表示“认为某人做某事;假定某人做某事”。例如:He is supposed to arrive at 9 o'clock.(他应该9点钟到。)They were supposed to meet here yesterday.(他们昨天应该在这儿见面的。)
不及物动词用法
“suppose”单独使用:常用于口语中,表示“我想;我认为”,相当于“I think”。例如:Suppose, we start early tomorrow.(我想,我们明天早点出发。)
“It is supposed that...” 结构
这是一个常用的主语从句结构,表示“据认为;据说;人们认为”。例如:It is supposed that the new policy will bring great benefits to the economy.(人们认为新政策会给经济带来巨大的好处。)