implies

英 [ɪmˈplaɪz]

美 [ɪmˈplaɪz]

v.  含有…的意思; 暗示; 暗指; 说明; 表明; 必然包含; 使有必要
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 暗指;暗示
  If youimply thatsomething is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way.
  1. 'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly...
     “你在暗示我和那些袭击有关吗？”她冷冷地问。
  2. She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
     她觉得这一含沙射影的批评对自己造成了不利影响。
• VERB 含有…的意思;意味着
  If an event or situationimpliesthat something is the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case.
  1. Exports in June rose 1.5%, implying that the economy was stronger than many investors had realized...
     6 月份出口上升 1.5%,表明经济比许多投资者所认为的更要坚挺。
  2. A 'frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators.
     “无国界的”欧洲对所有经营者来说都意味着一个大大扩展了的市场。

Do not confuseimplyandinfer. If youimplythat something is the case, you suggest that it is the case without actually saying so.Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money.If youinferthat something is the case, you decide that it must be the case because of what you know, but without actually being told.From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife.Note that some English speakers useinferwith the same meaning asimply, but this is considered incorrect by careful speakers.
不要混淆 imply 和 infer。imply 指不加以明说, 但通过暗示表明某事为事实：Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗丝的律师暗示他当初娶她是为了她的钱财)。infer 表示在没有被明确告知的情况下, 根据已知信息推断某事是事实：From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这一简单的陈述中我能推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。注意：某些英语使用者把 infer 与 imply 等同使用, 但讲究字句的英语使用者认为这种用法不妥。

双语例句

• Even a solo practice implies the atmosphere of offence and defence against an imaginary opponent in time and space.
  实践与真实的战斗中，他们都有充分说明。甚至独奏的实践暗示犯罪和虚构对手防御的气氛在时间和空间。
• But this implies that assets are not trading today mainly because of a lack of liquidity.
  但这意味着，如今这些资产没有交易主要是因为缺乏流动性。
• It implies huge parental investment in the offspring since, if you lose it, you lose everything.
  这意味着父母对后代的巨大投入，因为如果失去后代，你就失去了一切。
• As the name implies, RPC provides the means to perform procedure calls between systems.
  正如其名称所暗示的，RPC提供了在系统间执行程序调用的方法。
• The Bird's Nest, which implies the meaning of "hope," was designed with a long lifespan.
  鸟巢，和“希望”的含义相符，被设计为长期的使用寿命。
• The traditional Christian view implies however that a "literal interpretation of the bible" is an oxymoron.
  然而，传统基督教的观点是暗示了“圣经的字面解释”是一种矛盾修饰法。
• This photo implies the great influence of superstars on young people's psyche.
  这张照片暗示了超级明星们对年轻人心灵的巨大影响。
• Unlike variables, and as the name implies, constants don't change.
  和变量不同，如名字中所暗示，常量值不变化。
• Wanting fidelity implies you're thinking about a major relationship.
  要求忠诚意味着你想发展一段严肃认真的恋爱关系。
• Complementary antonyms are words opposite to each other and the positive of one implies the negative of the other.
  互补反义词是相反的话之间的交流和积极的一个意味着否定其他。