suppose

（常与that连用）认定；猜想

应该；准；允许

suppose

推想, 假设, 猜想

料想

假使...结果会怎样

suppose

1. express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

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2. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

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3. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

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4. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"

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5. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"

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