supposed的中文意

• 0 to have to; to have a duty or a responsibility to

  • The children are supposed to be at school by 8.45 a.m. 孩子們應該在早上8：45之前到校。

  • What are you doing out of bed - you're supposed to be asleep. 你不睡覺起來做甚麼——你早該睡著了。

  • You're not supposed (= allowed) to park here. 你不能把車停在這裡。

• 1 to be intended to

  • These batteries are supposed to last for a year. 這些電池應該能用一年。

  • We were supposed to have gone away this week, but Debbie's ill so we couldn't go. 這週我們本該要走，但是戴比病了，所以我們走不了。

  • How am I supposed to (= how can I) find that much money by the end of the week? 我怎麼可能在週末之前籌到那麼多錢呢?

• 2 used to show that you do not believe that something or someone really is what many other people consider them to be

  • a supposed genius 所謂的天才

  • The costs of the programme outweigh its supposed benefits. 這個方案的成本超出了它可能會帶來的收益。