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、invention

發明物;創造的事物

It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention.

推廣他的新發明一直是件棘手的事情。

The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

紡車是中國人的發明。

捏造;虛構

In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations.

在這些方面和其他幾個方面都存在許多捏造與夸張之處。

The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.

這個故事當然特別受歡迎,但它無疑純屬虛構。