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suppose是及物动词，常用来表示说话人的看法、猜测或假设。为了帮助同学们正确使用suppose一词，笔者现将其用法归纳如下：
1.be supposed to中的to是动词不定式符号，后接动词原形，主语为人时，表示“应该；被期望”，它可以用来表示劝告、建议、义务、责任等。主语为物时，它表示“本应；本该”，用于表示某事本应该发生而没有发生。它还可以用来表示“被认为是；被相信是”。如：
I am supposed to start work at 7:30 every morning.
我理应每天早晨7:30开始工作。
The students aren’t supposed to take the books out of the library.
学生不应该把这些书拿出图书馆。
The train was supposed to arrive ten minutes ago.
火车应该在十分钟之前到达。
They are supposed to be very clever.
人们认为他们很聪明。
2. “suppose + that从句”表示“猜测；认为”。如：
I suppose (that) he is right.
我想他是对的。
The teacher supposes (that) his students can’t finish this work.
老师猜想他的学生不能完成这项工作。
3. “suppose＋名词/代词＋介词短语”表示“猜测某人/某物在……”。如：He
supposed his friend in the library.
他猜想他的朋友在图书馆里。
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4. “suppose＋名词/代词＋to be”表示“猜想某人……”。如：
She supposed her sister to be in the park.
她猜想她妹妹在公园。
Suppose的用法
suppose 一词的用法很灵活，在高考中常以不同的面目出现。这里对 suppose 的用法进行归纳总结。
1. suppose 意为“认为，猜测”，后常接“宾语＋宾语补足语”形式。
① suppose sb./sth. (to be) ＋形容词 / 介词短语的结构。
Everyone supposes him (to be) poor, but he is really quite wealthy.
大家都认为他很穷，实际上很很阔。
She was supposed to be an excellent student in our school. 她被认为是我校优秀的学生。
② suppose sb./sth. to have done 的结构。
They supposed the paper to have been lost during the war. 他们认为那个文件在战争期间丢失了。
The police arrested him because he was supposed to have killed the
lady. 警察逮捕了他，认为他杀死了那位女士。
③ suppose ＋ it ＋形容词 / 名词＋ to do 的结构。
I suppose it my duty to help those in poverty. 我认为帮助那些处于贫困中的人是我的义务。
2. suppose 可用于“ be supposed ＋不定式”的结构。
① be supposed to do sth. ＝ should do sth. 意为“应该 / 理应做某事”，表示被期望或被要求（按规则、惯例）做某事。
We are supposed to help each other. 我们理应互相帮助。（要求） You are supposed to hand in your papers before class is over. 希望你下课前交卷子。（期望）
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suppose／v. 猜想
【例句】I suppose we'll go there next week. 我猜我们下周会去。 John supposed that she was a teacher。约翰以为她是个老师。
【用法】suppose 是及物动词，意思为“想象，认为，推测；设想”，后面一般来说可接一个宾语从句。I suppose…可以用来表示客气地询问某事，有礼貌地要求一个肯定答复。
对含有 suppose的疑问句，简略答语中可用 Yes, suppose so.或 No，suppose not. *riddle／n.谜语
【例句】Guess the riddles please. 请猜出下面的谜语。
【助记】riddle（谜语）－middle（中间） do well in在……方面干得好
【例句】Bruce is doing very well in protecting the environment.
布鲁斯在保护环境方面一直做得非常好。 Han Mei does well in English. 韩梅英语学得好。
【用法】do well in“在某方面做得好”。相当于 be good at。 nearby／adv. 附近
【例句】She came from a nearby village. 她来自附近的一个村庄。
They built a bridge nearby the village. 他们在村庄附近建了一座桥。
【助记】near＋by→nearby headmaster／n. (英)中小学校长
【例句】Could I speak to Mr Song Jia, the headmaster, please? 我可以和宋嘉校长通话吗?
Mr. Brown is our headmaster. 布朗先生是我们的校长。
【助记】head＋master→headmaster as soon as possible尽可能早地；尽快
suppose的用法总结
以下是小编为大家整理的Suppose的用法总结，希望能帮助大家更好地掌握suppose这个单词，提高英语水平。
一、Suppose做及物动词，意为“想，认为，猜想，料想”，用法如下：
1.suppose后接that引导的宾语从句，that可以省略，如：
I suppose we’ll go there next week.
我猜想我们下周将去那儿。
2.suppose +名词/代词+[ (to be)+表语]宾语补足语，如：
What makes you suppose him to be connected with them?
你怎么会认为他与他们有联系呢?
3.suppose+名词/代词+不定式，如：
I supposed her to have already left for home.
我认为她已经动身回家了。
4. suppose+名词/代词+名词(宾语补足语)，如：
I never supposed him a hero.
我从来没有认为他是一个英雄。
5.suppose+名词/代词+形容词 (宾语补足语)，如：
We all suppose him clever.
我们所有的人都认为他很聪明。
6. suppose+名词 /代词+介词短语，如：
I supposed him in the office.
我想他在办公室。
7. suppose做插入语，如：
You don’t mind my smoking, I suppose.
我想你不会介意我抽烟。
使用suppose时应注意：
1. I suppose可以用来有礼貌地要求一个肯定的答复，如：
I suppose (that) you are very busy just at the moment? 我想你这会儿正忙吧?
2. suppose, guess与imagine的区别：
suppose多用于口语，是试探性的，但有一定的根据;guess随意性很强，缺乏依据;imagine指“设想”、“想象”与众所周知的事实相反的东西，强调虚构和幻想。如：
