suppose
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/səˈpəʊz/
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/səˈpəʊz/
to believe something is true based on what you know
I suppose all the tickets have been sold now, have they?
我想現在所有的票都賣完了,是嗎?
to make a statement less direct or forceful
I could take you in the car, I suppose.
我想我可以開車帶你去。
to imagine or assume something as a basis for an idea or story
The theory supposes the existence of life on other planets.
這個理論假設其他行星上存在生命。