1、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(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。
2、mention
(簡短地)談及,說起,提到
She did not mention her mother's absence.
她并沒有說起她母親不在場的事。
I may not have mentioned it to her.
我可能沒跟她提過這件事。
提名;推薦
His appointment is a complete surprise,he has never been mentioned as a front runner.
他的任命完全出人意料,他從來都不是呼聲最高的候選人。
Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
提到她的名字時,說她是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職位的熱門候選人。
不用說;更不必說
The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused.
觀眾們并沒有覺得好笑,更不用說那些一頭霧水的演員了。
It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever.
這件事是處心積慮、早有預(yù)謀的,更不用說其手段的高明。