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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her.
Richard was supposedly a tall, dark-eyed handsome man.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

During Soviet rule a man from a nearby village was lionised for supposedly living to 168.
He has not been included on the shortlist of 18 hopefuls for this supposedly safe Tory seat.
Later accounts held that the Druids made Stonehenge, where they supposedly practiced human sacrifice.
Shugart was sued by Lerach the first time for supposedly expressing overly optimistic views to shareholders.
We sat in the kitchen for several hours, supposedly praying for the dead, and then went into town.

Longman Language Activatorwhat people say about something► according to

use this to tell someone what someone else has said or written: · According to today's paper, 20 people died in the fire.· Rob's got a new girlfriend, according to Janine.

► rumour has it

British /rumor has it American spoken say this when you are telling someone something that you heard from someone else, which may not actually be true: · To join the club, rumor had it, you had to be earning more than $100,000 a year.rumour has it (that): · Rumour had it that she only married him for his money.

► they say/people say

spoken use this to say what a lot of people believe and say: they say/people say (that): · They say her husband's in prison.so they say (=use this when you are not sure whether something is true): · The test isn't difficult, or so they say.

► apparently

spoken use this to say what you have read or been told, although you do not directly know about it yourself: · It's going to be hot this weekend, apparently.· Apparently, Jim's a really good tennis player.

► there is talk of

spoken use this to tell someone about what may happen in the future, that you have heard other people talking about: · He was doing very well at college and there was talk of him being accepted for Harvard.· The company already does business with Germany and Japan and there's been some talk of a deal with the French.

► supposedly

spoken say this when you have heard people saying that something is true but you do not believe it: · Richard was supposedly a tall, dark-eyed handsome man.· He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► make

· Both Frank and I had been telephoned, informed of remarks supposedly made by the other, and asked for our comments.· The result is better than a single dish supposedly made faster; the result is enough dishes to produce a feast.· The faster you ran, the more the parachute opened up, supposedly making it harder for the player to sprint.· He was supposedly making arrangements to bring his suit and his hair back to Los Angeles for this big game.· In a city where rules are supposedly made for bending, it is a miracle of law enforcement.· George Soros supposedly made a billion dollars doing so.

WORD FAMILYnounsuppositionpresuppositionverbsupposepresupposeadjectivesupposedadverbsupposedly

单词	supposedly
释义	supposedlysup‧pos‧ed‧ly /səˈpəʊzɪdli $ -ˈpoʊ-/ ●○○ adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her. Richard was supposedly a tall, dark-eyed handsome man. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS During Soviet rule a man from a nearby village was lionised for supposedly living to 168. He has not been included on the shortlist of 18 hopefuls for this supposedly safe Tory seat. Later accounts held that the Druids made Stonehenge, where they supposedly practiced human sacrifice. Shugart was sued by Lerach the first time for supposedly expressing overly optimistic views to shareholders. We sat in the kitchen for several hours, supposedly praying for the dead, and then went into town. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhat people say about something► according to use this to tell someone what someone else has said or written: · According to today's paper, 20 people died in the fire.· Rob's got a new girlfriend, according to Janine. ► rumour has it British /rumor has it American spoken say this when you are telling someone something that you heard from someone else, which may not actually be true: · To join the club, rumor had it, you had to be earning more than $100,000 a year.rumour has it (that): · Rumour had it that she only married him for his money. ► they say/people say spoken use this to say what a lot of people believe and say: they say/people say (that): · They say her husband's in prison.so they say (=use this when you are not sure whether something is true): · The test isn't difficult, or so they say. ► apparently spoken use this to say what you have read or been told, although you do not directly know about it yourself: · It's going to be hot this weekend, apparently.· Apparently, Jim's a really good tennis player. ► there is talk of spoken use this to tell someone about what may happen in the future, that you have heard other people talking about: · He was doing very well at college and there was talk of him being accepted for Harvard.· The company already does business with Germany and Japan and there's been some talk of a deal with the French. ► supposedly spoken say this when you have heard people saying that something is true but you do not believe it: · Richard was supposedly a tall, dark-eyed handsome man.· He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► make · Both Frank and I had been telephoned, informed of remarks supposedly made by the other, and asked for our comments.· The result is better than a single dish supposedly made faster; the result is enough dishes to produce a feast.· The faster you ran, the more the parachute opened up, supposedly making it harder for the player to sprint.· He was supposedly making arrangements to bring his suit and his hair back to Los Angeles for this big game.· In a city where rules are supposedly made for bending, it is a miracle of law enforcement.· George Soros supposedly made a billion dollars doing so. Word family WORD FAMILYnounsuppositionpresuppositionverbsupposepresupposeadjectivesupposedadverbsupposedly used when saying what many people say or believe is true, especially when you disagree with them: How could a supposedly intelligent person be so stupid?[sentence adverb] Anne is coming for a visit in March, supposedly.
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