1、engage
參與;從事
I have never engaged in the drug trade.
我從未參與過毒品交易。
You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
你可以參加南邊草坪上的槌球游戲。
使參與,使參加(談話)
They tried to engage him in conversation.
他們試圖跟他交談。
We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
我們想和公認的領袖們進行討論。
適應;(與…)建立密切關系
She found it hard to engage with office life.
她發現很難適應辦公室生活。
She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.
她已經發誓要努力和當地的愛爾蘭人建立關系。
2、suppose
假定;假設;設想
Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.
假設有人給了你一枚雞蛋并要你準確描述雞蛋里面有什么。
Supposing he's right and I do die tomorrow? Maybe I should take out an extra insurance policy.
假設他是對的,我確實明天就會死,那該怎么辦?也許我應該再買一份保險。
(根據所知)認為,推斷,料想
The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to suppose that it isn't working.
這項政策非常清楚明了,我沒有理由認為它不會奏效。
I knew very well that the problem was more complex than he supposed.
我很清楚那個問題比他料想的要更復雜。
我看;要我說;我想
I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.
這些天我有點焦躁。我看是荷爾蒙在作怪。
I suppose I'd better do some homework.
我看我最好做做功課。