supposed

义项 supposed至 supposed读作səˈpəʊzd或səˈpəʊst, 义项 supposed读作səˈpəʊzɪd。

• 1. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is supposed to happen, you mean that it is planned or expected. Sometimes this use suggests that the thing does not really happen in this way. 应该 (表示按计划或期望)

  例：

  He produced a hand-written list of nine men he was supposed to kill.

  他手写列出一份他应该杀的9个男子的名单。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If something was supposed to happen, it was planned or intended to happen, but did not in fact happen. 本应该

  例：

  He was supposed to go back to Bergen on the last bus, but of course the accident prevented him.

  他本应坐最后一班公共汽车回卑尔根，但当然，这场意外拦住了他。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is supposed to be true, you mean that people say it is true but you do not know for certain that it is true. 据说

  例：

  "The Whipping Block" has never been published, but it's supposed to be a really good poem.

  《鞭笞刑具》从未发表，但据说它是一首相当好的诗。

• 4. 

  PHRASE You can use "be supposed to" to express annoyance at someone's ideas, or because something is not happening in the right way. 还 (表示恼火或失望) [情感]

  例：

  You're supposed to be my friend!

  你还是我的朋友呢！

• 5. 

  ADJ You can use supposed to suggest that something that people talk about or believe in may not in fact exist, happen, or be as it is described. 所谓的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Not all developing countries are willing to accept the supposed benefits of free trade.

  并非所有发展中国家都愿意接受那些所谓的自由贸易的好处。

• 6. 

  supposedly ADV 所谓地

  例：

  He was more of a victim than any of the women he supposedly offended.

  他和他所谓地冒犯过的女人们中任何一位相比，更是个受害者。