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vt.暗示,意味

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动词过去式:implied 过去分词:implied 现在分词:implying 第三人称单数:implies

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ply,pli,ple=to fold(表"倍;重"之义)

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hint  infer  insinuate  intimate  suggest    

imply


/ɪm'plaɪ; ɪm`plaɪ/
v (pt, pp implied)
1 [Tn, Tf] suggest (sth) indirectly rather than state it directly; hint 含有...的意思; 暗示; 暗指
*His silence implied agreement. 他沉默不语意味着同意了.
* implied criticism 暗含的批评
* I don't wish to imply that you are wrong. 我无意暗示你错了.
2 [Tn] suggest (sth) as a logical consequence; entail 必然包含(某事物); 使(某事物)必然产生或有必要
*Freedom does not necessarily imply responsibility. 自由不一定包含着责任.
* The fact she was here implies a degree of interest. 她当时在场, 这一事实就意味着她有一定程度的兴趣. Cf 参看 infer.

imply


v past tense and past participleimpliedpresent participleimplyingthird person singularimplies [T]

[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: emplier, from Latin implicare; IMPLICATE]
to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly
infer, implication implicationimply (that)
 Cleo blushed. She had not meant to imply that he was lying.
 an implied threat
if a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true
= suggestimply (that)
 The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin.
if one thing implies another, it proves that the second thing exists
 Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties.
 High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency.
1. But the latest research seems to imply that without the software of emotional maturity and self-knowledge, the hardware of academic training alone is worth less and less.
    但最新的研究似乎表明,缺乏情感成熟和自我了解这一软件,单靠纯学院式的培训这一硬件是没有用的。

2. This commitment does not mean surrendering our total selves to each other; nor does it imply that the relationship is necessarily permanent.
    这种承诺并非意味着完全把自己交给对方,也并不是说这一关系一定要永远不变。

3. Authentic love does not imply enduring happiness.
    真正的爱并不意味着永远幸福。

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