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[VERB 动词]暗指；暗示 If you
imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way.
[V that]
[V-ed]
[Also V n]
'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly...
“你在暗示我和那些袭击有关吗？”她冷冷地问。
She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
她觉得这一含沙射影的批评对自己造成了不利影响。
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[VERB 动词]含有…的意思；意味着 If an event or situation
implies that something is the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case.
Exports in June rose 1.5%, implying that the economy was stronger than many investors had realized...
6 月份出口上升 1.5%,表明经济比许多投资者所认为的更要坚挺。
A 'frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators.
“无国界的”欧洲对所有经营者来说都意味着一个大大扩展了的市场。
Usage Note :
Do not confuse imply and infer. If you imply that something is the case, you suggest that it is the case without actually saying so. Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money. If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it must be the case because of what you know, but without actually being told. From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife. Note that some English speakers use infer with the same meaning as imply, but this is considered incorrect by careful speakers.
不要混淆 imply 和 infer。imply 指不加以明说， 但通过暗示表明某事为事实：Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗丝的律师暗示他当初娶她是为了她的钱财)。infer 表示在没有被明确告知的情况下， 根据已知信息推断某事是事实：From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这一简单的陈述中我能推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。注意：某些英语使用者把 infer 与 imply 等同使用， 但讲究字句的英语使用者认为这种用法不妥。