1、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。

2、invention

发明物;创造的事物

It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention.

推广他的新发明一直是件棘手的事情。

The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

纺车是中国人的发明。

捏造;虚构

In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations.

在这些方面和其他几个方面都存在许多捏造与夸张之处。

The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.

这个故事当然特别受欢迎,但它无疑纯属虚构。