单词	indicative
释义	indicative1 adjectiveindicative2 noun indicativein‧dic‧a‧tive1 /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ ●○○ AWL adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Fire is an example of rapid oxidation, while rust is indicative of slow oxidation. It is an indicative conditional, a conditional in the indicative mood. It was indicative of Franco's childishly egocentric view of politics that he now chose to ignore Allied overtures. So you do get a great disparity in numbers, which is not necessarily indicative of any kind of setup. The methods used to cut stone and gems can also be indicative of age. These traits alone are not indicative of extremist beliefs or violent behavior, the panel added. They are not indicative of underlying pathology. While this is not measuring the effectiveness of the advertising, merely memory of it, it is possibly indicative. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something shows that something else is likely to be true► suggest to show that something is probably true, even though there is no definite proof: · In fact, the situation is far worse than these figures suggest.suggest (that): · There was nothing in his letter to suggest that he might have been unhappy or depressed.· The drop in trading suggests the Asian economies may be headed for recession.suggest something to somebody: · A child's behavior might suggest to others that there are problems at home.strongly suggest (=show that something is very likely): · The door had not been forced open, which strongly suggests that the victim was known to her killer. ► indicate if scientific facts, tests, official figures etc indicate something, they show that it is likely to be true: · How badly reform is needed was indicated recently by the rising youth crime figures.indicate (that): · Research indicates that the drug can be harmful to pregnant women.· Campaign finance records indicate many of the guests were donors to his own party. ► give the impression to make people think that a particular situation exists, even though this may not actually be true: · She wasn't stupid, though at times she gave that impression.give the impression (that): · The luxurious offices gave the impression that the company had plenty of money to spare.give the impression of: · All this splendour and ceremony may at first give the impression of high culture and sophistication.give the impression that: · He gave me the impression that he didn't really rate my work. ► point to to show that a particular explanation for something is likely to be true or that something is likely to happen in the future: · All the evidence points to a fatty diet being the main cause of heart disease in the West.· The poor economic climate and the attitude of leading executives both point to a grim future. ► imply if a fact or piece of information, especially scientific information, implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true: · Among the ruins there are inscriptions, implying some degree of literacy even in the 9th century BC.· As the examples imply, some markets are local while others are national or international in scope.imply (that): · The results imply that the disease originated in West Africa. ► implicate to show that someone or something is likely to be involved in or connected to something, especially something bad or harmful: · According to the prosecution, DNA tests 'irrefutably' implicate Henson.implicate in: · Sexually transmitted diseases have long been implicated in infertility.implicate as: · Seafood is increasingly implicated as the source of the hepatitis A virus. implicate himself/yourself etc (=show, suggest, or prove that he etc has committed a crime): · Simon knew he couldn't possibly provide a blood sample without implicating himself. ► be indicative of formal if something is indicative of an event or situation, it shows that the event or situation is likely to exist or be true, but it is not definite that it does: · Persistent abdominal pain may be indicative of appendicitis.· The absence of any famous female composers is more indicative of male dominance than male genius. WORD SETS► Grammar abbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be indicative of something Yesterday's win was indicative of the U.S. team's talent. A two-day general strike last week was indicative of just how far Mr Mugabe has outmanoeuvred his opponents. It was indicative of Franco's childishly egocentric view of politics that he now chose to ignore Allied overtures. Picasso's instinctive appreciation of the aesthetic principles of trial art was indicative of a new attitude towards primitive art. Scalise himself is indicative of the changes at Apple. Such actions may be indicative of a climate of fear, or of caution, or of simply teaching to the test. Such apathy is indicative of the generally low emphasis and under-investment in health education and preventive medicine in Britain. They are indicative of the government's shaky hold over grass-roots politics. Word family WORD FAMILYnounindicationindicatoradjectiveindicativeverbindicate 1be indicative of something to be a clear sign that a particular situation exists or that something is likely to be true:  This behaviour is indicative of her whole attitude, I’m afraid.2technical an indicative verb form is used for making statements indicative1 adjectiveindicative2 noun indicativeindicative2 AWL noun [countable, uncountable] technical word sets WORD SETS► Grammar abbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun the form of a verb that is used to make statements. For example, in the sentences ‘Penny passed her test’ and ‘Michael likes cake’, the verbs ‘passed’ and ‘likes’ are in the indicative.
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