1.[i][t]（根据所知）认为，推断，料想to think or believe that sth is true or possible (based on the knowledge that you have)
Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose.办签证不像你想的那么容易。
Prices will go up, I suppose .我觉得物价将会上涨。
This combination of qualities is generally supposed to be extremely rare.一般认为，同时具有这样一些品质极为罕见。
She had supposed him (to be) very rich.她原以为他很有钱。
I had supposed his wife a younger woman.我原以为他妻子要更年轻。
I don't suppose for a minute that he'll agree(= I'm sure that he won't) .我认为他决不会同意。
Why do you suppose he resigned?你凭什么推断他辞职了呢？
There is no reason to suppose she's lying.认为她在说谎完全没道理。
I suppose you think it's funny, do you?(= showing anger) .你好像觉得这很好笑，是不是？
2.[t]假定；假设；设想to pretend that sth is true; to imagine what would happen if sth were true
Suppose flights are fully booked on that day─which other day could we go?假定那天的航班都订满了，我们还可以在哪天走呢？
Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children.比方说，我们假设你成家了，还有两个孩子。
The theory supposes the existence of life on other planets.这个理论假定其他行星存在生命。
Suppose him (to be) dead─what then?假设他死了，那怎么办？
3.[i][t]（婉转表达）我看，要我说，要不used to make a statement, request or suggestion less direct or less strong
I could take you in the car, I suppose(= but I don't really want to) .要不你坐我的车。
‘Can I borrow the car?’ ‘I suppose so(= Yes, but I'm not happy about it) .’“我能借这辆车吗？”“应该可以吧。”
I don't suppose (that) I could have a look at your newspaper, could I?我能不能看看您的报纸？
Suppose we take a later train?要不我们坐晚一点的火车？
Just suppose that ten of the thousands of genetically modified vegetables or fruits sold over the next twenty years produce health damage.
只是设想一下，在未来二十年中出售的数以万计的转基因蔬菜或是水果所产生的健康危害。
I suppose I must be a bit crazy, or I'd never have stuck it out for so long.
我想我一定是有点疯了，否则我就可能不会坚持这么久了。
I don't suppose you understand in the least what I am trying to say.
我认为你根本不能明白我要说什么。
It was his way of taking revenge, I suppose.
我想，这就是他报复我的方法吧。
Suppose this poor girl is yours . We'd like to know how much you know about her .
假设这个可怜的女孩就是你的；我们想了解你知道多少关于她的情况。
Some of Mr. Whitefield's enemies affected to suppose that he would apply these collections to his own private emolument.
某些怀特菲尔德的敌人倾向这种看法，认为他会把这笔捐款中饱私囊。
But suppose that Congress were to mandate gradually tightening emission limits, starting two or three years from now.
但是，假设国会颁布法令，要求从现在起2年或3年之后，开始逐渐收紧排放限制，又会如何？
We can't suppose, as McGann more than half implies, that Brown just sort of sat down and rewrote it.
我们不能假定，正如麦克甘暗示的那样，布朗只是坐下来重写一遍。
But suppose the numbers were reversed. What if I had been around five when I taught a two- or three-year-old? How old does that make me?
但是假设数字颠倒了。如果我在大约五岁的时候教一个两到三岁的孩子会怎样？那样我是几岁？。
To use it, suppose that the "Missed Calls" list on my mobile phone shows that someone with an area code of 407 tried to call me.
要使用它，假设我移动电话上的“MissedCalls”列表显示一个区号为“407”的人试图呼叫我。
I suppose you hae been more than rewarded for your attendance today. And hope to see you again next meeting.
我想此次与会者收获一定不小，希望下次能再见到各位。
And l suppose you would promise that this would be the end of it.
我想你会保证就这么结束
I suppose it was commonplace in me that I felt slightly outraged at his lack of spirit.
我想对他这种没有骨气我有一些恼火是不足为奇的。
All of his friends will suppose her to be his wife.
他所有的朋友都以为她是他的太太。
Suppose one of these groups has no access to the table at all, and one has only SELECT access.
假设这两个组中的一个组根本没有访问表的权限，另一个只有SELECT权限。
For instance, suppose you're debugging a stylesheet that seems to have trouble when a paragraph contains an inline image.
比方说，如果要调试一个只有遇到包含行内图像的段落时才会出现问题的样式表。
One has to take a side on social issues, I suppose, but before you do, take as long as you can to hold out and see all the truth.
一个人是应该对某个社会问题采取自己的立场，但我想，在你选择立场之前，应该尽可能坚持瞭解事情的整个事实后再做判断。
water and tents and things. I suppose if we were to do it all again we'd probably hire donkeys along the way.
我必须说有两个，和我们在一起长期受苦的帮我们运水和帐篷等东西的驴。我再让我们做一次，我路上要雇驴子。
Seems to me there couldn't be much to be happy about at that age, except that you're still alive I suppose.
对我来说不可能有很多乐意在那个年纪，你还活着，我想。
But I suppose I do slightly miss the sense of an ending. We get two scripts at a time and you're never quite sure where the story is going.
但我想我可能会错过《唐顿庄园》的结局。每一次我们只能拿到两集剧本，你永远都不会确定，故事将会如何发展。
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