
imply
美[ɪm'plaɪ] 英[ɪm'plaɪ]
vt. 暗示;意指;含有 ... 的意义
详细释义
v.(动词)- 含蓄
- 暗示,暗指
- 包含,含有...的意思,蕴含,隐含,意味着
- 表示,指出,推出
- 露过,透露过
- 必然包含,必需
- 使有必要
- 说明,表明
- 包,把…包进
- 使卷入,牵连
双解释义
v.(动词)- vt. 暗示,暗指 cause to seem likely; express indirectly; suggest
英英释义
Verb- express or state indirectly
- suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
- have as a logical consequence;
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
- suggest that someone is guilty
- have as a necessary feature;
"This decision involves many changes"
组词搭配
~+名词- imply agreement〔consent〕意味着同意
- imply conflict意味着矛盾冲突
- imply duties意味着责任
- imply happiness意味着幸福
- imply a lack of interest意味着缺乏兴趣
~+副词- imply meaningfully意味深长地暗示
- imply obviously明显地暗示
- imply suggestively建议性地暗示
- imply vaguely模糊地暗示
- imply virtually善意地暗示
~+介词- imply by〔in〕用…暗示
- imply by the look in one's eyes用眼光暗示
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)- I don't wish to imply that you are wrong.我无意暗示你错了。
- What do you want to imply?你要暗示什么?
- His silence implied agreement.他沉默不语意味着同意了。
- Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
- Freedom does not necessarily imply responsibility.自由不一定包含著责任。
词语用法
v.(动词)imply的基本意思是“暗示〔指〕”,只用作及物动词,可接名词、代词、动名词或that从句作宾语。 当主语是人时, imply的宾语后常接介词by或in。