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单词 suggest
例句
suggestsuggest /səgˈdʒest/ verb 1 to tell someone what he or she should or could do► suggest
to tell someone what he or she should or could do:
  • I suggested that we should go for a picnic.
  • The teacher suggested a few changes to his essay.
  • “Maybe,” I suggested, “you could ask your mother to help.”
  • ➔ GRAMMAR: Don’t say: She suggested him to take an English class. Say: She suggested that he take an English class or She suggested taking an English class.
    ► recommend
    to suggest something, because you have special knowledge about it or because you know it is good:
  • Can you recommend any good hotels in the area?
  • Dentists recommend that you brush your teeth twice a day.
  • ► advise
    to tell someone what you think he or she should do, especially when you know a lot about the subject:
  • His doctor advised him to rest.
  • ► propose (formal)
    to suggest a plan or idea:
  • They have proposed changes that will cut the budget by 20%.
  • ➔ see advise
    2 to say something in an indirect way► suggest
    to say something that makes your real meaning clear without saying it directly, especially when you say something bad about someone:
  • They seemed to be suggesting that I had done something wrong.
  • ► imply AWL
    to say one thing which seems to show that another thing is true, but without saying the true meaning directly:
  • He implied that Lynne agreed with him, but she has never talked to him about it!
  • ► hint
    to say something so that someone else can guess what you mean, even though you have not said it directly:
  • When Joe said it was getting late, I thought he was hinting that he wanted to leave.
  • ► indicate AWL
    to say what you think or what you intend to do in an indirect way. Indicate is more formal than suggest:
  • She has indicated that she wants to run for governor.
  • ► mean
    to intend something you say to have a particular meaning:
  • When people say they are not sure if they want to do something, they usually mean “no.”
  • 3 to make someone imagine or remember something► suggest
    to make someone think of or imagine something:
  • The stage was bare, but the lighting suggested it was meant to be a prison.
  • ► evoke
    to make someone think of a memory or feeling:
  • The Vietnam Memorial, with its list of names on black stone, is meant to evoke feelings of sadness and loss.
  • ► remind
    to make someone think of something that is similar:
  • The landscape reminded me of the desert mountains of California.
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