1、Compulsion

強烈欲望;(難以克制的)沖動

He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run.

他突然有一種想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的沖動。

It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.

成為作家要有天分，但更要有創(chuàng)作的沖動。

強迫;強制

Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.

很多大學(xué)認(rèn)為如果學(xué)生上課是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他們學(xué)到的東西會更多。

There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.

政府現(xiàn)行的失業(yè)方案已經(jīng)有點強制的意味了。

2、suppose

假定;假設(shè);設(shè)想

Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.

假設(shè)有人給了你一枚雞蛋并要你準(zhǔn)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(shè)他是對的，我確實明天就會死，那該怎么辦？也許我應(yīng)該再買一份保險。

(根據(jù)所知)認(rèn)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(rèn)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(fù)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。