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a possible effect or result of an action or a decision 可能的影响（或作用、结果） They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions. 他们没有考虑到他们的行动会产生更广泛的影响。 - implication (of something) for something
The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside. 这个地点的开发将会影响周围的乡村。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2Now they realized the full implications of the new system. 他们现在认识到了新体制带来的全面影响。 The broader implications of the plan were discussed. 对计划更为广泛的影响进行了讨论。 The research has far-reaching implications for medicine as a whole. 这项研究对整个医学界都有深远影响。 These results have important practical implications. 这些结果具有重大的实际意义。 You need to consider the legal implications before you publish anything. 发表任何作品之前都必须考虑可能带来的法律后果。 the constitutional implications of a royal divorce 王室离婚事件对宪法的影响
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- crucial
- enormous
- …
- carry
- have
- appreciate
- …
- arise
- be involved
- implication about
- implication for
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something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= something that is implied) 含意；暗指 The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. 他那篇文章的含意是，当家庭主妇远远不如所有其他职业。 - by implication
He criticized the Director and, by implication, the whole of the organization. 他抨击主管，其实是间接批评了整个机构。
Extra ExamplesI resent the implication that I don't care about my father. 我讨厌别人暗示我不关心父亲。 In refusing to believe our story, he is saying by implication that we are lying. 他拒不相信我们所讲的事情，言外之意就是我们在撒谎。 His remark seemed to have various possible implications. 他的话似乎暗含了好几层意思。 The implication is clear: young females do better if they mate with a new male. 含意很清楚：年轻雌性如果与陌生雄性交配表现会更好。 disturbing implications about the company's future 关于公司未来的令人不安的后果
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- obvious
- possible
- …
- carry
- have
- understand
- …
- by implication
- [uncountable] implication (of somebody) (in something)
the fact of being involved, or of involving somebody, in something, especially a crime （被）牵连，牵涉
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entwining, being entwined’): from Latin implicatio(n-), from the verb implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’.