单词 | suggestion |
释义 | suggestion (once / 135 pages) n A suggestion is an idea someone proposes. You can accept or reject a suggestion. When someone gives an order — like in the military — it has to be carried out. On the other hand, a suggestion is an idea that's optional. At a restaurant, a waiter may make a suggestion of a good soup. A friend could make a suggestion of a fun movie. If you're new in town, you might ask for suggestions of good neighborhoods. Suggestions are ideas that can be taken or rejected; it’s up to the person who receives the suggestion. WORD FAMILYsuggestion: self-suggestion, suggestions+/suggest: suggested, suggester, suggestible, suggesting, suggestion, suggestive, suggests/suggester: suggesters/suggestible: suggestibility/suggestive: suggestively USAGE EXAMPLESThese may not be the most practical or, to many, desirable suggestions. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) But his campaign suggestions - more deep space exploration, less Earth science - seem to bode well for Alabama and for Marshall Space Flight Center. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Hey kids, good suggestions for a near 80 year old too! New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) 1n an idea that is suggested the picnic was her suggestion Hypo|Hyper glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation a slight suggestion or vague understanding posthypnotic suggestiona suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2n a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse Syn|Hypo|Hyper proffer, proposition breath, hint, intimation an indirect suggestion ghost, touch, tracea suggestion of some quality advance, approach, feeler, overturea tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others proposal something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) 3n the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association Hyper higher cognitive process cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use 4n persuasion formulated as a suggestion Syn|Hyper prompting persuasion, suasion the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action 5n the act of inducing hypnosis Syn|Hyper hypnotism, mesmerism influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort 6n a just detectable amount Syn|Hypo|Hyper hint, trace spark a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
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