| 单词 | indicate |
| 释义 | indicate (once / 69 pages) 1v 2v To indicate means to point something out or to present evidence. If you feel sick during a car trip, you can indicate this to the driver by groaning loudly or announcing "I'm going to be sick!" Scientists rely on data from experiments to indicate whether their theories are correct. Indicate can also describe a symptom or signal of something else. For example, a stock market recovery could indicate growing public confidence — or foolishness, depending on which expert you ask. The verb indicate comes from the noun indication, which in turn comes from the Latin word indicare, meaning "something that points out or shows." WORD FAMILYindicate: indicated, indicates, indicating, indication, indicative, indicator, indicatory+/indication: indications, preindication/indicative: indicatively, indicatives/indicator: indicators USAGE EXAMPLESStudy results also indicate that by raising cardiac output back to normal resting levels, RMR returns to normal levels while individuals are sitting quietly. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “Those numbers definitely indicate automakers are trying to stimulate demand that might be waning a little bit,” Acevedo said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Taylor said it’s “fair to say” the decision indicates a loss of confidence in him. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively he indicated his opponents Syn|Hypo|Hyper designate, point, show point indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle fingerindicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments call attention, point out, signalise, signalizepoint out carefully and clearly reflectmanifest or bring back inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 2v be a signal for or a symptom of These symptoms indicate a serious illness Syn|Hypo|Hyper bespeak, betoken, point, signal augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate indicate by signs markdesignate as if by a mark threatento be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain" blazeindicate by marking trees with blazes dimensionindicate the dimensions on signpostmark with a signpost, as of a path distinguish, signalise, signalizemake conspicuous or noteworthy buoymark with a buoy foreshowforetell by divine inspiration tell let something be known 3v give evidence of The results indicate the need for more work Syn|Hyper argue lay out, present, represent bring forward and present to the mind 4v state or express briefly 2indicated his wishes in a letter Ant|Hypo|Hyper contraindicate make a treatment inadvisable read, record, register, show indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments signifymake known with a word or signal callindicate a decision in regard to sayindicate showgive evidence of, as of records strikeindicate (a certain time) by striking inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to v suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine Tetracycline is indicated in such cases Syn|Ant|Hyper suggest contraindicate make a treatment inadvisable inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
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