suggest /səˈdʒɛst/ CET4 TEM4 ( suggesting, suggested, suggests )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven-year-olds.

  他建议把7岁儿童的班级大小和考试结果相关联。

  例：

  I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.

  我建议你问问他有关他的过去的一些具体问题。

  例：

  No one has suggested how this might occur.

  没有人提议过这事如何开始。

• 2. 

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

  例：

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

  你能推荐一个人来建议我怎么做这件事吗？

• 3. 

  V-T If you suggest that something is the case, you say something which you believe is the case. 认为是

  例：

  I'm not suggesting that is what is happening.

  我并不是说那就是所发生的情况。

  例：

  It is wrong to suggest that there are easy alternatives.

  认为有容易的选择是错误的。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday.

  早期的报道暗示了一次会议将在周日举行。