1、engage
参与;从事
I have never engaged in the drug trade.
我从未参与过毒品交易。
You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。
使参与,使参加(谈话)
They tried to engage him in conversation.
他们试图跟他交谈。
We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。
适应;(与…)建立密切关系
She found it hard to engage with office life.
她发现很难适应办公室生活。
She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.
她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。
2、suppose
假定;假设;设想
Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.
假设有人给了你一枚鸡蛋并要你准确描述鸡蛋里面有什么。
Supposing he's right and I do die tomorrow? Maybe I should take out an extra insurance policy.
假设他是对的,我确实明天就会死,那该怎么办?也许我应该再买一份保险。
(根据所知)认为,推断,料想
The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to suppose that it isn't working.
这项政策非常清楚明了,我没有理由认为它不会奏效。
I knew very well that the problem was more complex than he supposed.
我很清楚那个问题比他料想的要更复杂。
我看;要我说;我想
I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.
这些天我有点焦躁。我看是荷尔蒙在作怪。
I suppose I'd better do some homework.
我看我最好做做功课。