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。
• This implies that the table must have one or more columns or table-level constraints.
  这意味着表必须有一个或多个列级或表级约束。
• Much of Aristotle's work implies this distinction between two types of knowledge.
  亚里士多德的很多作品都暗示了这两种知识的区别。
• Virtualization of protocol and pattern implies conversion between different communication protocols and interaction patterns.
  协议和模式的虚拟化意味着不同通信协议和交互模式之间的转换。
• Following a software engineering process inherently implies a commitment to consistency and standardization.
  遵从软件工程过程意味着承诺了一致性和标准化。
• 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。
• 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。
• This implies that you ought to manage your image and reputation as well as your actual work.
  这意味着你应该像管理好自己实际的工作表现一样管理好你的形象和声誉。
• 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。
• But the new work implies that sex determination is not that simple.
  不过，这项新研究意味着性别鉴定并非如此简单。