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infer vt.推断；猜测；暗示vi.作出推论 (1) 我们可以从上下文中推断这个词的含义。(2) 他们从事实中推断出结论。(3) 我推测我的建议已被接受。(4) 衣衫褴褛意味着贫困。(5) 我们可以从他的表情中推断出他很沮丧。 When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they mean but haven't actually said. It’s like guessing, but not making wild guesses. You're making deductions — guesses based on logic. Another kind of inferring is more scientific, like when a scientist has part of a dinosaur fossil and can infer what the rest of the dinosaur looked like. When you see the word infer, think "educated guess."

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英 [ɪn'fɜː(r)] 美 [ɪn'fɜːr] (1) We can infer the meaning of the word in the context.(2) They infer a conclusion from the facts.(3) I infer that my proposal has been accepted.(4) Ragged clothing infers poverty.(5) We can infer from his expression that he is frustrated. When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer  is to make a well informed guess — if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home. 1[VERB 动词]推断；推定 If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have.   [V that]  [V n]I inferred from what she said that you have not been well...我从她的话语里推断你身体一直不太好。By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass.通过测量星系在一个星系团内的运动，天文学家们可以推定这个星系团的质量。2[VERB 动词]暗示，暗指，意味着(许多人认为此用法不正确) Some people use infer to mean 'imply', but many people consider this use to be incorrect.   [V that]The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.警方暗示他们发现她行为非常可疑。Usage Note :Do not confuse infer and imply. 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. 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. 不要混淆 infer 与 imply。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。例如，From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这句简单的话我能够推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。imply 指不加以明说，但通过暗示表明某事的事实。例如，Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗斯的律师暗示他是为了她的钱才娶了她)。

英语单词	infer
英美音标	英 [ɪn'fɜː(r)] 美 [ɪn'fɜːr]
中文释义	vt.推断；猜测；暗示 vi.作出推论
英语例句	(1) We can infer the meaning of the word in the context. (2) They infer a conclusion from the facts. (3) I infer that my proposal has been accepted. (4) Ragged clothing infers poverty. (5) We can infer from his expression that he is frustrated.
中文例句	(1) 我们可以从上下文中推断这个词的含义。 (2) 他们从事实中推断出结论。 (3) 我推测我的建议已被接受。 (4) 衣衫褴褛意味着贫困。 (5) 我们可以从他的表情中推断出他很沮丧。
vocabulary简明	When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer is to make a well informed guess — if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home.
vocabulary扩展	When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they mean but haven't actually said. It’s like guessing, but not making wild guesses. You're making deductions — guesses based on logic. Another kind of inferring is more scientific, like when a scientist has part of a dinosaur fossil and can infer what the rest of the dinosaur looked like. When you see the word infer, think "educated guess."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]推断；推定 If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have. [V that] [V n] I inferred from what she said that you have not been well... 我从她的话语里推断你身体一直不太好。 By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass. 通过测量星系在一个星系团内的运动，天文学家们可以推定这个星系团的质量。 2 [VERB 动词]暗示，暗指，意味着(许多人认为此用法不正确) Some people use infer to mean 'imply', but many people consider this use to be incorrect. [V that] The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious. 警方暗示他们发现她行为非常可疑。 Usage Note : Do not confuse infer and imply. 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. 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. 不要混淆 infer 与 imply。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。例如，From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这句简单的话我能够推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。imply 指不加以明说，但通过暗示表明某事的事实。例如，Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗斯的律师暗示他是为了她的钱才娶了她)。

Infer I Case [V Word Guess Making Dinosaur