supposed

adj.

1. 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？

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/。


1. PHR-MODAL (按计划或期望)应当，应该，须
   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.
   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。
2. PHR-MODAL 本应该(发生而没有发生)
   If something was supposed to happen, 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。
3. PHR-MODAL 认为;觉得;相信
   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.
   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。
4. 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？
5. ADJ 误以为的;误信的;所谓的
   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.
   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

1. I didn't know I was supposed to aim at the same spot all the time.
   我不知道自己应该一直瞄准同一目标。
2. 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。
3. Whatever the circumstances, parents are supposed to know what to do for the best.
   不论在什么情况下，父母都应该知道怎样做才是最好的。
4. The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be
   在我看来，这次的表现是不可宽恕的，和奥运精神完全相悖。
5. Even though I'm supposed to be working by myself, there are other people who I can interact with.
   即便是需要我一个人工作，我还是可以和别人进行交流的。
6. 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。
7. I'm supposed to have handed in a first draft of my dissertation
   我本该把论文的初稿交上去了。
8. 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。
9. All this was supposed to work magic
   这一切被认为会创造奇迹。
10. People are supposed to mix, do you understand?
    人们应该互相交际，你明白吗？
11. Women were not supposed to parade their ambition nakedly.
    女性被认为不应该赤裸裸地展示其雄心。
12. 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。
13. If we cannot pin down exactly what we are supposed to be managing, how can we manage it?
    如果我们都不能确切地知道自己该管理什么，那又怎么去管理呢？
14. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.
    他被那些本应该保护他的人出卖了。
15. I knew very well that the problem was more complex than he supposed
    我很清楚那个问题比他料想的要更复杂。
16. It had been supposed that by then Peter would be married.
    人们一直认为到那时彼得应该结婚了。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. '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。
22. '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。
23. You're supposed to be my friend!
    你还是我朋友呢！
24. 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。
25. What am I supposed to have done wrong now?
    我这会儿究竟做错了什么？
26. 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。
27. We're supposed to be running a business here. I've got work to do
    我们在这里应该是要经营公司。我有一堆的事情要做。
28. She was not supposed to go but she insisted on going.
    不该她去，她偏要去。
29. Who could have supposed it was you who did it?
    谁会想到这是你干的？
30. This is supposed to be an off season for vegetables but you seem to have enough here.
    按说现在是蔬菜的淡季，可是你们这里供应还不错。

adj

1. 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

2. doubtful or suspect
   1. these so-called experts are no help

   Synonym:    alleged(a)so-called