| 单词 | suggest |
| 释义 | suggest (sədʒest , US səgdʒ- ) Word forms: suggests , suggesting , suggested 1. verb B1 If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about. He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven-year-olds. [VERB noun] I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past. [VERB that] I suggested to Mike that we go out for a meal with his colleagues. [VERB + to] No one has suggested how this might occur. [VERB wh] 'Could he be suffering from amnesia?' I suggested. [VERB with quote] So instead I suggested taking her out to dinner for a change. [VERB verb-ing] Synonyms: recommend, propose, advise, move 2. verb B1 If you suggest the name of a person or place, you recommend them to someone. Could you suggest someone to advise me how to do this? [VERB noun] They can suggest where to buy one. [V wh to-inf] 3. verb B2 If you suggest that something is the case, you say something which you believe is the case. I'm not suggesting that is what is happening. [VERB that] It is wrong to suggest that there are easy alternatives. [VERB that] Their success is conditional, I suggest, on this restriction. [VERB that] Synonyms: indicate, show, demonstrate, give the impression 4. verb B2 If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case. Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday. [VERB that] Its hairy body suggests a mammal. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bring to mind, evoke, remind you of, smack of 5. verb B2 If one thing suggests another, it brings it to your mind through an association of ideas. This onomatopoeic word suggests to me the sound a mousetrap makes when it snaps shut. [VERB noun] Collocations: survey suggested The survey suggested a regional digital divide. Times, Sunday Times (2006) My online nationwide survey suggested that less than one group in ten had experienced a recent drop in numbers. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The policies were unveiled before another housing survey suggesting prices continue to soar. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Another, more recent, theory suggests it may have to do with our inability to maintain a stable posture in a moving environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One theory suggests that big money flees to art as a safe haven in times of recession. Times, Sunday Times One theory suggests a single point of separation about 40,000 years ago. Times,Sunday Times But another theory suggests that the glaciers come from above, not below, as the atmosphere condenses into frost, forming thick ice sheets over time. Christianity Today Its detractors say that it looks good on paper but in reality markets are rarely as efficient as the theory suggests. Times, Sunday Times The trend suggests the violence was led by opportunist raiders, despite a report last week claiming it was sparked by anger at cops. The Sun There was a spike in 2007 and 2008, but the long-term trend suggests those were the outlier years rather than now. Times, Sunday Times This trend suggests the eventual emergence of a marked social hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their persistent southeasterly trend suggests deposition of the loess by prevailing northwesterly winds, possibly anticyclonic winds blowing from the retreating ice sheet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The present trend suggests an increased use of air-filled membranes because they can be deflated or inflated more rapidly, and they are little affected by freezing conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 建议 Japanese: 提案する |
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