查词 - implied

imply

ɪmˈplaɪ verb

1 to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly 暗示，暗指;

Cleo blushed. She had not meant to imply that he was lying.

克利奥脸红了。她不是故意暗指他在撒谎的。

an implied threat

隐含的威胁

2 if a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true 意味〔某事可能是真的〕;

The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin.

这些岩石内的高辐射显示它们是火山作用形成的。

3 if one thing implies another, it proves that the second thing exists 必然包含…

Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties.

民主必然包含对个人自由的尊重。

High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency.

高利润并不一定意味着高效率。