| 单词 | supposed |
| 释义 | supposed (once / 68 pages) 1adj 2adj If you are supposed to do something, it means that you'd better get to it. If you're supposed to go to your grandma's house for dinner, then your grandmother expects you. Something that's required is supposed, and something that's assumed to be true — even if it's really not — is also supposed. If you describe someone as your brother's supposed best friend, it means that everyone thinks of him as a good pal, but maybe he's not as loyal as they believe him to be. If higher taxes result in supposed improvements in your city's schools, things may be better, but there's still some doubt about it. WORD FAMILYsupposed: supposedly+/presuppose: presupposed, presupposes, presupposing, presupposition/presupposition: presuppositions/supposable: supposably/supposal: supposals/suppose: presuppose, supposable, supposal, supposed, supposes, supposing, supposition/supposition: suppositional, suppositions, suppositious, supposititious/suppositious: suppositiously/supposititious: supposititiously USAGE EXAMPLESHe said that he is supposed to begin his rehabilitation program towards the middle or end of January. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The company in this case, the U.S. official said, “did what it was supposed to do.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Why are we supposed to believe, as ironclad certainties, the judgment of intelligence officials who recently failed to anticipate the rise of Islamic State? Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 adj required or under orders 2I'm supposed to be there at ten he was supposed to go to the store Syn obligated caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course 1adj based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence the supposed reason for his absence Syn circumstantial, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious theoretic, theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations 2adj mistakenly believed the supposed existence of ghosts Syn improbable, unlikely not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred 3adj doubtful or suspect Syn alleged, so-called questionable subject to question |
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