imply
/ɪmˈplaɪ/
v.
一句话记住
暗示;意味着
释义与例句
v.
暗示;意味着
to suggest something without saying it directly, or to make something seem necessary or likely
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Are you implying that I am responsible for the mistake?
你是在暗示我应该为这个错误负责吗?
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His tone seemed to imply that he knew more than he said.
他的语气似乎在暗示,他知道的不止说出来的这些。
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A high price does not necessarily imply high quality.
价格高并不一定意味着质量高。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
方向要分清:说话者 imply,听者 infer;常用 imply that...(暗示……)。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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implicit 含蓄的;内含的可指未直接说出但已暗示的。
同义词
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suggest 暗示;表明;建议suggest 可指提出建议,也可指信息使人产生某种判断;imply 更强调不直接说明的言外之意或逻辑上的必然含义。The evidence suggests that the treatment works. 证据表明这种治疗有效。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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infer 推断;推论说话者或作者 imply(暗示),听者或读者 infer(推断);不要写成‘I implied from his words’来表达‘我从他的话推断’。From her expression, I inferred that she was disappointed. 从她的表情,我推断出她很失望。
常见搭配
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imply that 暗示……The article implies that the policy has failed. 这篇文章暗示该政策已经失败。
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strongly imply 强烈暗示The evidence strongly implies a connection between the two events. 证据强烈暗示这两起事件存在关联。