suggest

1. V-T If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about. 建議

He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven-year-olds. 他建議把7歲兒童的班級(jí)大小和考試結(jié)果相關(guān)聯(lián)。

I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past. 我建議你問問他有關(guān)他的過去的一些具體問題。

No one has suggested how this might occur. 沒有人提議過這事如何開始。

2. V-T If you suggest the name of a person or place, you recommend them to someone. 推薦

Could you suggest someone to advise me how to do this?

你能推薦一個(gè)人來建議我怎么做這件事嗎？

3. V-T If you suggest that something is the case, you say something which you believe is the case. 認(rèn)為是

I'm not suggesting that is what is happening. 我并不是說那就是所發(fā)生的情況。

It is wrong to suggest that there are easy alternatives. 認(rèn)為有容易的選擇是錯(cuò)誤的。

4. V-T If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case. 暗示

Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday. 早期的報(bào)道暗示了一次會(huì)議將在周日舉行。