imply

英 [ɪmˈplaɪ]

美 [ɪmˈplaɪ]

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

第三人称单数：implies　过去分词：implied　现在分词：implying　过去式：implied　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1675 / COCA.2796

同义词辨析

implyhintinsinuateintimatesuggest【导航词义：暗示】

牛津词典

verb

• 含有…的意思；暗示；暗指
  to suggest that sth is true or that you feel or think sth, without saying so directly
  1. Are you implying (that) I am wrong?
     你的意思是不是说我错了？
  2. I disliked the implied criticism in his voice.
     我讨厌他暗中批评的口吻。
• 说明；表明
  to make it seem likely that sth is true or exists
  1. The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.
     调查显示，准备搬家的人口比想象的要多。
  2. The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest.
     她到场就说明了她有一定程度的兴趣。
• 必然包含；使有必要
  to make sth necessary in order to be successful
  1. The project implies an enormous investment in training.
     这个项目需要在培训方面做巨大的投资。

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。

英英释义

verb

• express or state indirectly
  Synonym:connote
• suggest as a logically necessary consequence
• have as a logical consequence
  1. The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
  Synonym:entailmean
• have as a necessary feature
  1. This decision involves many changes
  Synonym:involve
• suggest that someone is guilty
  Synonym:incriminateinculpate

双语例句

• I have thought for long time: What did mother imply to me?
  我会想许久的：母亲在对我暗示什么？
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design?
  这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？
• If you and the author are lovers, the letter imply that you are breaking up.
  如果楼主和写信人是恋人，这篇文章暗示着你们要分手了。
• If you still keep silent, I will take it for granted that you imply agreement.
  如果你还保持沉默，我就当作你是暗示同意了。
• 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。
• It does imply acknowledging that I am and what I do affects you.
  但是它意味着承认我，我做什么都影响着你。
• So all these skeptical hypothesis actually imply my thinking and my existence.
  这样所有怀疑主义假设实际上暗示出我的思考和存在。
• What does the author imply?
  作者暗示了什么？
• They do not imply a technical implementation of the flow.
  它们没有暗示流的技术实现。
• To attack the latter is not to imply I am a terrible employee or horrid person.
  抨击我使用牙线的方法，并不意味着我就是个糟糕的雇员，或是个令人讨厌的人。