| 单词 | supposed to be |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DESIGN〕Designers at Ford say the car's soft shape is supposed to be attractive to women. 福特汽车公司的设计人员说这种车的柔和外型应当对女性很有吸引力。朗文写作活用〔EXPLAIN〕This is supposed to be a democracy - in other words, one person one vote. 这就是人们所认为的民主一即一人一张选票。朗文写作活用〔FASHIONABLE/NOT FASHIONABLE〕They're supposed to be the hottest thing since the Beatles. 据说他们是自披头士乐队以后最红极一时的乐队。朗文写作活用〔HIDE〕There was supposed to be buried treasure somewhere on the island. 据说岛上某处埋着宝藏。朗文写作活用〔be supposed〕The party was supposed to be a surprise.本来预计这次聚会是个惊喜。韦氏高阶〔be supposed〕The word is supposed to be derived from Latin.这个词被认为是从拉丁语衍化而来的。韦氏高阶〔bollocks〕Claude was supposed to be the dog's bollocks in terms of potential.就潜力而言, 克劳德当属第一。外研社新世纪〔breathe〕Don't breathe a word; it's supposed to be a surprise.一个字都不要透露出去，这是要给大家一个惊喜。朗文当代〔cushion〕My savings are supposed to be a cushion if I become unemployed.我存款是为了缓解万一失业带来的压力。外研社新世纪〔damn〕Jim's never around when he's supposed to be – damn him! 吉姆该在的时候总是不在――该死的！麦克米伦高阶〔digestive〕People often serve cheese at the end of a meal because it's supposed to be a digestive.人们常在一顿饭结束时上奶酪, 因为认为奶酪有助于消化。外研社新世纪〔executive〕The government, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be separate.政府、行政部门和司法部门应该彼此分离。柯林斯高阶〔half〕They are supposed to be here at about half four.他们应该在4点半左右到达这里。柯林斯高阶〔impartial〕As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective.作为一名公正的观察员, 我的分析应该是客观的。外研社新世纪〔look out for〕She is supposed to be looking out for our interests.她应该维护我们的利益。韦氏高阶〔make a pig's ear of sth〕He's made a real pig's ear of that bookcase he was supposed to be making.他把该做的书架搞得不成样子了。剑桥高阶〔make sure〕They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.他们确保每个人都知道应该在哪儿。韦氏高阶〔may〕We're supposed to be moving into new offices next May.我们预计明年5月搬到新的办公室去。剑桥高阶〔next〕I'm so busy it's hard to remember what I'm supposed to be doing from one minute to the next.我忙得经常记不清下一步该做什么。剑桥高阶〔officially〕I'm not officially supposed to be here.按公事说，我是不该到这里来的。牛津高阶〔opinionated〕People don't expect such opinionated commentary in what is supposed to be a news article.人们没有想到，新闻报道中竟然会有如此武断的评论。韦氏高阶〔outdoors〕Life in the great outdoors isn't supposed to be luxurious.美好的户外活动不必很奢侈。柯林斯高阶〔somewhere〕There's a restaurant somewhere around here that's supposed to be good.这附近某个地方有个据说不错的饭店。麦克米伦高阶〔stick〕You're supposed to be sticking up for me! 你应该支持我的！朗文当代〔supposed〕You're supposed to be my friend!你还是我朋友呢！外研社新世纪〔suppose〕I thought we were supposed to be paid today.我以为我们今天会领到薪水呢。牛津高阶〔suppose〕This combination of qualities is generally supposed to be extremely rare.这些特性集于一身，一般来说是极其罕见的。牛津搭配〔thing〕It was not the done thing. In those days the man was supposed to be the provider.那不符合社会习俗。在那个年代，养家的应该是男人。柯林斯高阶〔this〕These new friends of hers are supposed to be very rich.她的这些新朋友想必都很富有。牛津高阶〔what the hell〕I was supposed to be working this evening but what the hell - I'll see you at the bar in half an hour.今晚我本来应该工作的，但这也没关系——半小时后我们酒吧见。剑桥高阶〔wildcat〕To prospect for (oil, for example) in an area supposed to be unproductive.盲目开掘：在认为资源不足的地区盲目找（如油）美国传统〔wily〕Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.据说狐狸是狡猾的动物。牛津同义词Cancerians are supposed to be romantic and home-loving people.巨蟹座的人被认为是浪漫而热爱家庭的人。剑桥国际Cats are supposed to be very clean animals and keep themselves and their surroundings free from dirt.猫被认为是很干净的动物，能把自己和周围的环境弄得不沾一点灰尘。剑桥国际Considering she's supposed to be such an expert on the subject, I was amazed at the inanity of her comments.由于我认为她应是这个问题的专家，因此我对她的评论如此浅薄感到诧异。剑桥国际Her new book is supposed to be (= Generally people think it is) very good.她的新书据人们认为很好。剑桥国际I thought these plates were supposed to be unbreakable.我以为这些盆子是摔不碎的。剑桥国际I was born under Scorpio (= during this period), so I'm supposed to be cunning and ambitious.我生在天蝎宫时段，所以我应该是狡猾和有野心的。剑桥国际I'm so busy I can hardly remember what I'm supposed to be doing from one moment to the next.我忙得总是记不清下一步该做什么。剑桥国际In the British system of government, the Queen is supposed to be above (= not be involved with) party politics.在英国的政府体系中，女王应该是不卷入党派政治的。剑桥国际It is supposed to be a high-growth business, but so far it has failed to perform.那应该是一项高增长业务，但到目前为止，业绩很差。牛津商务People born under Libra (= during this period) are supposed to be well balanced.出生在天秤座时段的人据说做事四平八稳。剑桥国际People born under Pisces (= during this period) are supposed to be very intuitive.双鱼座的人应该是非常直观的。剑桥国际Sagittarians are supposed to be outgoing and hardworking.人马座（星相）的人被认为是直爽而勤劳的。剑桥国际The children are supposed to be at school by 8.45 a.m.孩子们应该在早上8点45分之前到校。剑桥国际The computer manual was supposed to be user-friendly, but I couldn't understand a word of it.这本计算机手册本应使用户一看就懂，但我却一个字也看不懂。剑桥国际The cost of living in the city is more expensive but salaries are supposed to be correspondingly higher.城市的生活费用较高，但工资也相应地较高。剑桥国际This country is supposed to be a democracy, but it seems to me as if it's becoming more of a plutocracy all the time.这个国家据称是民主国家，但我觉得它一直越来越象个富人统治的国家。剑桥国际This moisturizing cream is supposed to be good for the complexion.这种润肤霜据说对皮肤有好处。剑桥国际This new video-recorder is supposed to be foolproof.这种新型录像机说是傻瓜都会用的。剑桥国际 |
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