5SHOW/BE A SIGN OFto remind someone of something or help them to imagine it 使人想起;使人联想到
The stage was bare, with only the lighting to suggest a prison.
舞台上空无一物,只有灯光表明这是监狱。
6something suggests itselfif an ideasuggests itself, you think of it 考虑某事物
I’ll look at my cookbooks and see if anything suggests itself.
我来看看食谱,有没有什么可以考虑的。
7I’m not suggestingspokenSAY used to say that what you have said is not exactly what you intended to say 我并不是说〔用于表示自己所说的并非完全是原来想表达的意思〕
I’m not suggesting for one moment that these changes will be easy.
我绝不是说作这些变革很容易。
Examples from the Corpus
I’m not suggesting• I'm not suggesting that she's stupid or anything.
nGRAMMAR: Patterns with suggest
You suggest something to someone:
He suggested a solution to us.
✗Don’t say: He suggested us a solution.
You suggest doing something:
I suggested going for a walk in the park.
✗Don’t say: I suggested to go for a walk in the park.
In everyday English, you suggest that someone does something:
I suggest that she waits a few weeks.
✗Don’t say: I suggest her to wait a few weeks.
In more formal English, you suggest that someone do something, using the base form of the verb (=the infinitive without ‘to’):
I suggest that she wait a few weeks.
You can also use the base form of the verb when talking about the past:
I suggested that she wait a few weeks.
You suggest that someone should do something:
The doctor suggested that she should sit down.
In more formal English, you can say it has been suggested that something is true:
It has been suggested that the substance can cause cancer.
THESAURUS
suggest to tell someone your ideas about what they should do 建议,提议
'Why don’t you come with us?', Alan suggested.
“你为什么不和我们一起去呢?”艾伦建议道。
It was a sunny afternoon and so I suggested going to the beach.
那天下午天气晴朗,所以我提议去海滩。
recommend to suggest that someone goes somewhere, tries something etc because you know that it is good and you think they will like it 推荐
Can you recommend a good restaurant near here?
你能推荐一家附近的好餐厅吗?
It’s a brilliant book - I’d recommend it to anyone.
这本书非常好——我愿意向所有人推荐。
propose formal to formally suggest a plan or course of action, especially at a meeting 〔尤指在会议上〕正式提议
The government has proposed building a new town just north of the city.
政府已提出在城市以北建一个新镇。
nI propose that we send a delegation to London to discuss our concerns.
put forward to suggest an idea, plan, reason etc 提出〔想法、计划、理由等〕
The party has put forward new proposals to reduce the number of cars in the town centre.
该党提出了一些减少市中心车流量的新提议。
The idea was first put forward by Aristotle.
这个观点最早是亚里士多德提出的。
A number of reasons have been put forward to explain these negative results.
已提出多项理由来解释这些负面结果。
nominate to officially suggest someone for an important job or position, or a person, film etc for a prize, especially when people will vote to make a decision 提名,推荐
He’s been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times.
他多次获得诺贝尔文学奖提名。
nThree candidates have been nominated for the position of chairman.
Examples from the Corpus
suggest• ''Why don't you come with us?" Alan suggested.• I'm not sure which is the best wine to order. What would you suggest?• In fact, the situation is far worse than these figuressuggest.• "Why not ask Dad?" he suggested.• A $ 10 donation is suggested.• It was a sunnyafternoon, and Jim suggested a trip to the beach.• He suggestedabortion two or three times and made it very clear that he thought I was making a mistake.• It was raining heavily, and she suggested calling a taxi.• Readers may recall that President Ronald Reagan once suggested himself that trees were polluters.• Robert suggested his son for the vacantdirectorship.• The date of this odd but interestingballet might suggestintimations of flower power.• All members are invited to suggest names.• It is still not clear what these facts suggest -- perhaps a new strain of the virus, or a completely new virus.• His letter seemed to suggest that he wasn't satisfied with my work.• My Dad suggested that I should apply for the job.• Sarah suggested that I should apply for this job.• This suggests that Mr Lion had been deliberately singled out as a scapegoat and given no time to defend himself.• All the evidencesuggests that the problem has improved in recent years.• The door had not been forced open, which strongly suggests that the victim was known to her killer.• Current data suggests that there could be life on Mars.• It may be suggested that there is an element of rejection in being referred.• These changes in mortality, especially among the old elderly, suggest that we have not reached the maximumhumanlifespan.• He spread his hands to suggest the size of the fish.• On most patients, the repetition by themselves of one word will cause the associated words to suggest themselves.• A child's behavior might suggest to others that there are problems at home.• I suggest we take a break and finish this later.• Can you suggest where we might be able to get a decentmeal?• I'm not suggesting you deliberately tried to mislead us, just that you made a mistake.
1propose sth/state sth indirectly委婉建議;婉轉陳述ADVERB | VERB + SUGGEST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤highly, strongly強烈建議◇I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate.我強烈建議把個人賬戶和企業賬戶分開。➤tentatively試探性建議◇I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else.我試探性地建議換個地方工作她可能會更開心。➤gently, humbly, politely, respectfully, tactfully溫和地/謙恭地/禮貌地/恭敬地/巧妙地提出◇I would respectfully suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.恕我冒昧,我對公司的衰落有不同的解釋。➤seriously嚴肅地提出◇You're not seriously suggesting that is a plausible explanation?你不是真的想說那個解釋有道理吧?➤jokingly打趣地建議➤hopefully滿懷希望地建議◇'We could go for a drive.' Nate suggested hopefully.“咱們可以開車出去兜一圈。”內特滿懷希望地提議說。➤helpfully好心地建議◇'Shall I tell them you're unwell?' Alice suggested helpfully.“要我告訴他們你病了嗎?”艾麗斯好心地問道。➤falsely, rightly錯誤地/正確地建議➤initially, originally, previously最初/原先/先前建議➤merely只不過想說◇I am merely suggesting that there is more than one way to view this matter.我只是想說這件事情可以從多個角度來看。VERB + SUGGEST➤seem reasonable to提出⋯似乎合理◇It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin.地球上所有的生命形式有着共同的起源,這種說法似乎有道理。➤be far-fetched to, seem far-fetched to提出⋯很牽強;提出⋯似乎很牽強◇It is not far-fetched to suggest a connection between them.說他們之間有聯繫,這並不牽強。➤be wrong to提議⋯是錯誤的▸➤be tempting to禁不住讓人想提議▸➤dare (to)敢於提出◇How dare you suggest such a thing?你怎麼敢提出這樣的事情?➤hesitate to猶豫地提出➤not mean to並非想說◇I do not mean to suggest that the poem is purely biographical.我並非想說那首詩純粹是對個人生平的記錄。PREPOSITION➤as提議⋯作為◇She suggested John as chairman.她提議約翰擔任主席。➤for推薦⋯做⋯◇Who would you suggest for the job?你會推薦誰幹這份工作?➤to向⋯建議◇He suggested to the committee that they delay making a decision.他建議委員會推遲決定時間。PHRASES➤can I suggest..., I suggest..., I would suggest..., may I suggest...我能否建議⋯;我建議⋯◇I would suggest that you see your doctor about this.我建議你找醫生看看這個情況。suggest
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2show sth in an indirect way間接表明ADVERB | VERB + SUGGESTADVERB➤certainly, clearly, strongly確定地/清楚地/有力地表明◇The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion.證據相當有力地表明火災是由爆炸引起的。➤subtly巧妙地暗示➤implicitly, indirectly含蓄地/間接地表明◇The novel implicitly suggests that racism can explain the murder.這本小說含蓄地指出種族歧視是這場謀殺的真正原因。➤otherwise表明相反的情況◇The evidence suggests otherwise.證據表明情況並非如此。VERB + SUGGEST➤seem to似乎表明◇The evidence seems to suggest that he did steal the money.證據似乎表明他的確偷了錢。➤be meant to有意要表明◇The ending is meant to suggest a form of redemption.結尾旨在提出某種方式的救贖。
suggest verb ⇨suggest (The evidence suggests…)⇨mean2 (Are you suggesting I'm lazy?)⇨propose (I suggested going in my car.)⇨recommend2 (suggest a good dictionary)suggest
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➡ See also the entry for meanverb1另见mean动词词条第1义suggest ♦︎ imply ♦︎ indicate ♦︎ pointThese words all mean to put an idea into people's minds that sth is possible or likely.这些词均表示表明、预示。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to suggest / imply / indicate sth to sb◆to suggest / imply / indicate that...◆to suggest / imply / indicate / point to a meaning◆to suggest / imply / indicate an idea◆to suggest / indicate / point to a feeling◆to suggest / imply / indicate / point to a great deal / high degree / lack of sth◆the results / facts suggest / imply / indicate / point to sth◆sb / sth's behaviour suggests / implies / indicates sth◆the evidence suggests / indicates / points to sth◆the signs / symptoms suggest / indicate / point to sth◆to strongly suggest / imply / indicate / point to sth■suggest [transitive] to put an idea into sb's mind; to make sb think that sth is true使人想到;使人认为;表明◆All the evidence suggests (that) he stole the money.所有证据都表明是他偷了钱。◆The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.症状显示这是轻微心脏病发作。◆The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene.舞台灯光被用来表现海滨景色。■imply ɪmˈplaɪ [transitive] (ratherformal) to make it seem likely that sth is true or exists说明;表明◆The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.调查显示,准备搬家的人比想象的要多。◆The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest.她在场就说明她在一定程度上感兴趣。NOTE辨析 Suggest or imply?Often you can use either word. However, suggest is often used to talk about how a piece of research, a report or evidence shows a link, a relationship or a similarity between things.这两个词常可通用。但suggest常指研究、报告或证据表明事物之间有联系、关联或相似点◆Research suggests a link between a person's outlook and the immune system.研究表明人的人生观和免疫系统之间有一定的联系。Imply is more usually used to talk about how data or facts show things such as the need for sth or the existence or possibility of sth. * imply更常指数据或事实表明对某物的需求,或者某事的存在或可能性等◆Campaigners said the data implies the existence of 'a pressing social need'.运动倡导者称这些数据表明存在着一种“迫切的社会需求”。■indicate [transitive] (ratherformal) to be a sign of sth; to show that sth is possible or likely象征;预示◆A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day.夜空呈红色往往预兆第二天天气晴好。◆Early results indicate that the government will be returned to power.早期的结果预示这个政府将重新执政。 see also indication,indicator ⇨ sign1, indicate ⇨ declare, indicate ⇨ show1■ˈpoint [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to show that sth is possible or likely; to lead to or suggest a particular development or logical argument预示;(意思上)指向,导向◆All the signs point to a successful year ahead.所有迹象都预示着来年将一帆风顺。◆The evidence seems to point in that direction.证据似乎指向那个方向。◆The fans are looking to the new players to point the way to victory.球迷们都在指望新球员能打出胜利之路。