英语词汇“to be supposed to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

13. to be supposed to: to be intended or meant to do or be; to have as a duty, to be obliged to, ought.

a. transitive. In the affirmative, and with normal negative to be supposed not to.

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1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 380/2 (Tennis) When the player gives his service at the beginning of a set, his adversary is supposed to return the ball.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 377 The expence of fishing must be paid..after which the benefit of the catch is supposed to accrue to the proprietors.

1862 Rhode Island Schoolmaster Jan. 31/2 True, all the pupils learn to write, or are supposed to, but we candidly believe that the number who acquire even a legible hand, is very small.

1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 190 The aspirant for knighthood was supposed to pass his life between 7 and 14 as a page.

1894 J. Pope Mem. Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald I. ii. 24 It appears that Mr. Baldwin considered this notice as sufficient to relieve him of the ordinary obligations which are supposed to govern the actions of Cabinet Ministers.

1949 E. Caldwell This Very Earth xi. 112 What's a girl supposed to do on Tuesday nights..? Bring her diary up to date?

1962 E. Albee Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? i. 84 When Daddy retired, he'd take over the college... That's the way it was supposed to be.

1976 M. Machlin Pipeline xi. 134 That's more than the whole job was supposed to cost in the first place.

2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 356 I know that if you are flourishing in a regime you are supposed not to bellyache about it.

b. transitive. In the negative to be not supposed to, with the sense ‘to be meant or obliged not to’.With this transference of negation from the subordinate to the main clause, cf. must v.¹ 7.

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1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life i. iii. 80 Whewell's evening parties—called by the freshmen Whewell's ‘Stand-ups’, because undergraduates were not supposed to ‘sit’ on these solemn occasions.

1902 ‘R. Connor’ Glengarry School Days ii. 43 Girls are not supposed to be soldiers, are they, Margaret?

1914 G. B. Shaw Misalliance 86 Look here, Mr Percival: youre not supposed to insult my sister.

1969 A. Christie Hallowe'en Party xiii. 141 I brought her in lots of things that she was not supposed to eat.

1994 Rolling Stone 25 Aug. 100/4 What's a ‘pharmaconaut’? Somebody that tries out new combos (of pills) and does things they're not supposed to.

单词	to be supposed to
释义	> as lemmas to be supposed to 13. to be supposed to: to be intended or meant to do or be; to have as a duty, to be obliged to, ought. a. transitive. In the affirmative, and with normal negative to be supposed not to. ΚΠ 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 380/2 (Tennis) When the player gives his service at the beginning of a set, his adversary is supposed to return the ball. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 377 The expence of fishing must be paid..after which the benefit of the catch is supposed to accrue to the proprietors. 1862 Rhode Island Schoolmaster Jan. 31/2 True, all the pupils learn to write, or are supposed to, but we candidly believe that the number who acquire even a legible hand, is very small. 1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 190 The aspirant for knighthood was supposed to pass his life between 7 and 14 as a page. 1894 J. Pope Mem. Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald I. ii. 24 It appears that Mr. Baldwin considered this notice as sufficient to relieve him of the ordinary obligations which are supposed to govern the actions of Cabinet Ministers. 1949 E. Caldwell This Very Earth xi. 112 What's a girl supposed to do on Tuesday nights..? Bring her diary up to date? 1962 E. Albee Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? i. 84 When Daddy retired, he'd take over the college... That's the way it was supposed to be. 1976 M. Machlin Pipeline xi. 134 That's more than the whole job was supposed to cost in the first place. 2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 356 I know that if you are flourishing in a regime you are supposed not to bellyache about it. b. transitive. In the negative to be not supposed to, with the sense ‘to be meant or obliged not to’.With this transference of negation from the subordinate to the main clause, cf. must v.¹ 7. ΚΠ 1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life i. iii. 80 Whewell's evening parties—called by the freshmen Whewell's ‘Stand-ups’, because undergraduates were not supposed to ‘sit’ on these solemn occasions. 1902 ‘R. Connor’ Glengarry School Days ii. 43 Girls are not supposed to be soldiers, are they, Margaret? 1914 G. B. Shaw Misalliance 86 Look here, Mr Percival: youre not supposed to insult my sister. 1969 A. Christie Hallowe'en Party xiii. 141 I brought her in lots of things that she was not supposed to eat. 1994 Rolling Stone 25 Aug. 100/4 What's a ‘pharmaconaut’? Somebody that tries out new combos (of pills) and does things they're not supposed to. extracted from supposev. < as lemmas
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