suggest
verb
səˈdʒest
verb
1
to
tell
someone
your
ideas
about
what
they
should
do,
where
they
should
go
etc
建议，提议;
They
keep
suggesting
ways
to
keep
my
weight
down.
他们一直向我建议各种减肥的方法。
She
wrote
to
me
and
suggested
a
meeting.
她写信给我，建议开一次会。
suggest
(that)
I
suggest
you
phone
before
you
go
round
there.
我建议你去那儿之前先打个电话。
It
has
been
suggested
that
the
manager
will
resign
if
any
more
players
are
sold.
有提议如果再有球员被卖掉，主教练就会辞职。
suggest
doing
sth
Joan
suggested
asking
her
father
for
his
opinion.
琼建议问问她父亲的看法。
suggest
how/where/what
etc
The
therapist
suggested
how
Tony
could
cope
with
his
problems.
治疗师就托尼如何处理其问题提出了建议。
can/may
I
suggest
(used
to
politely
suggest
a
different
idea)
我建议…，好吗？〔用于客气地表示不同的想法〕
May
I
suggest
that
you
think
carefully
before
rushing
into
this?
我建议你三思而后行，好吗？
No
possible
explanation
suggests
itself
(=is
able
to
be
thought
of)
.
想不出合理的解释。
2
to
make
someone
think
that
a
particular
thing
is
true
显示，表明;
Trends
in
spending
and
investment
suggest
a
gradual
economic
recovery.
消费和投资趋势显示了经济在逐渐复苏。
suggest
(that)
Opinion
polls
suggest
that
only
10%
of
the
population
trusts
the
government.
民意调查显示只有10% 的人口信任这届政府。
evidence/results/data/studies
etc
suggest
(s)
that
The
evidence
suggests
that
single
fathers
are
more
likely
to
work
than
single
mothers.
这一证据显示，单身父亲比单身母亲更有可能去工作。
3
to
tell
someone
about
someone
or
something
that
is
suitable
for
a
particular
job
or
activity
推荐〔某职务或活动的合适人选〕;
suggest
sb/sth
for
sth
John
Roberts
has
been
suggested
for
the
post
of
manager.
约翰．罗伯特被推荐担任经理的职位。
4
to
state
something
in
an
indirect
way
暗示，暗指;
Are
you
suggesting
my
husband’s
been
drinking?
你言下之意是说我的丈夫一直在喝酒吗？
5
I’m not suggesting
used
to
say
that
what
you
have
said
is
not
exactly
what
you
intended
to
say
[口] 我并不是说〔用于表示自己所说的并非完全是原想表达的意思〕
spoken
I’m
not
suggesting
for
one
moment
that
these
changes
will
be
easy.
我并不是说这些变革将会很容易。
6
to
remind
someone
of
something
or
help
them
to
imagine
it
使人想起; 使人联想到
The
stage
was
bare,
with
only
the
lighting
to
suggest
a
prison.
舞台上空无一物，只有灯光使人联想到监狱。
7
suggest that sb do sth
建议某人做某事
He
suggested
that
we
go
(NOT
不说
suggested
us
to
go)
for
a
drink.
他建议我们去喝一杯。
8
You
can
miss
out
‘that’.
可以省略 that
What
do
you
suggest
we
do
(NOT
不说
suggest
us
to
do)
?
你建议我们做些什么？
9
suggest doing sth
建议做某事
I
suggest
wearing
(NOT
不说
suggest
to
wear)
something
warm.
我建议穿得暖和些。
10
suggest sth
建议做某事
She
suggested
a
walk
before
dinner.
她建议饭前散散步。