1、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。

2、confront

(問題、任務或困難)降臨，使面臨

She was confronted with severe money problems.

她面臨嚴峻的資金問題。

Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.

部長們低估了他們所面臨的任務的艱巨性。

勇敢地面對;正視

We are learning how to confront death.

我們正在學習如何直面死亡。

NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

北約國家被迫正視基本的道德問題。