recommend
verb [ T ] uk/ˌrek.əˈmend/ us/ˌrek.əˈmend/
B1 推荐，介绍;建议
to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done
I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious. 我可以向您推荐蘑菇汁鸡肉——这道菜非常可口。
She has been recommended for promotion. 已经有人推荐给她升职。
The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers' proposals to the school governors. 女校长同意把这位老师的建议提请学校董事们考虑。
[ + (that) ] The doctor recommended (that) I get more exercise. 医生建议我多做运动。
[ + -ing verb ] I recommend writing your feelings down on paper. 我建议你把自己的感受写下来。
The city has much/little to recommend it (= it has many/few pleasant qualities). 这座城市可圈可点的地方很多／几乎没有。
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- We recommend that this wine should be consumed within six months.
- The report recommends that more resources be devoted to teaching four-year-olds.
- The doctor recommended swimming as the best all-round exercise.
- You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant - is something wrong with it?
- For your safety, we recommend you keep your seat belt loosely fastened during the flight.