supposed、expected、alleged 1. supposed:形容词 “应该的;假定的;所谓的(根据规定、预期或他人声称)”(如 be supposed to do 应该做某事;the supposed cause 假定的原因;the supposed expert 所谓的专家); 2. 核心搭配:“be supposed to do” 表 “应该做某事”(如 You are supposed to wear a seatbelt 你应该系安全带),否定式 “be not supposed to do” 表 “不应该做某事”; 3. 与 expected(形容词 “预期的;期望的”,如 the expected result 预期结果;be expected to arrive 预计到达)区别:supposed 侧重 “根据规定或常规应该”,expected 侧重 “根据预期会发生”(be supposed to finish on time 应该按时完成,be expected to finish on time 预计会按时完成); 4. 与 alleged(形容词 “声称的;所谓的(未经证实的)”,如 the alleged thief 所谓的小偷;the alleged crime 声称的罪行)区别:supposed 可表 “应该” 或 “假定”,alleged 仅表 “未经证实的声称”(the supposed truth 假定的真相,the alleged truth 声称的真相(未证实))。
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高考
1、 You are supposed to finish your homework on time every day.
你应该每天按时完成作业。(supposed是suppose的过去分词,常用搭配be supposed to do sth,意为“应该做某事”,是初中重点短语用法)