suggest
verb [ T ] uk/səˈdʒest/ us/səˈdʒest/
(MENTION)
B1 提议;建议
to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider
I suggested an Italian restaurant near the station for the party. 我建议聚会去火车站附近的一家意大利餐馆。
formal Might I suggest a white wine with your salmon, sir? 我建议来一杯白葡萄酒配您的鲑鱼吧，先生？
[ + (that) ] I suggest (that) we wait a while before we make any firm decisions. 我建议我们在作出任何明确而肯定的决定之前先考虑片刻。
Liz suggested (that) I try the shop on Mill Road. 莉兹建议我去米尔街的那家店看看。
[ + -ing verb ] I suggested putting the matter to the committee. 我提议把这件事提交委员会讨论。
[ + question word ] Can you suggest where I could buy a dozen roses? 你知道有什么地方我可以买一打玫瑰吗？
- More examples
- I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.
- I suggested that we should meet, and they agreed .
- She suggested half-jokingly that they should sell the family car and all buy bikes instead.
- They'd laugh in your face if you suggested me for the post.
- They suggested we meet up at Mustafa's.
(SHOW/EXPRESS)
B2 暗示；间接表明；意味着
to communicate or show an idea or feeling without stating it directly or giving proof
[ + (that) ] There's no absolute proof, but all the evidence suggests (that) he's guilty. 虽然没有确凿的证据，但所有证据都表明他有罪。
Are you suggesting (that) I look fat in these trousers? 你言下之意是说我穿这条裤子显得胖？
Something about his manner suggested a lack of interest in what we were doing. 他的举止流露出的某种东西表明他对我们正在做的事情并无兴趣。
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- The latest opinion polls suggest that his days as leader are numbered.
- Current demographic trends suggest that there will be fewer school leavers coming into the workforce in ten years' time.
- There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.
- Studies suggest that regular intake of the vitamin significantly improves brain function.
- Laboratory tests suggest that the new drug may be used to treat cancer.
(PRODUCE AN IDEA)
formal使想到;使联想到
to produce an idea in the mind
Does anything suggest itself? (= Do you have any ideas about what we should do?) 你想到什么好主意了吗？