1propose sth/state sth indirectly委婉建議;婉轉陳述ADVERB | VERB + SUGGEST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤highly, strongly強烈建議◇I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate.我強烈建議把個人賬戶和企業賬戶分開。➤tentatively試探性建議◇I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else.我試探性地建議換個地方工作她可能會更開心。➤gently, humbly, politely, respectfully, tactfully溫和地/謙恭地/禮貌地/恭敬地/巧妙地提出◇I would respectfully suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.恕我冒昧,我對公司的衰落有不同的解釋。➤seriously嚴肅地提出◇You're not seriously suggesting that is a plausible explanation?你不是真的想說那個解釋有道理吧?➤jokingly打趣地建議➤hopefully滿懷希望地建議◇'We could go for a drive.' Nate suggested hopefully.“咱們可以開車出去兜一圈。”內特滿懷希望地提議說。➤helpfully好心地建議◇'Shall I tell them you're unwell?' Alice suggested helpfully.“要我告訴他們你病了嗎?”艾麗斯好心地問道。➤falsely, rightly錯誤地/正確地建議➤initially, originally, previously最初/原先/先前建議➤merely只不過想說◇I am merely suggesting that there is more than one way to view this matter.我只是想說這件事情可以從多個角度來看。VERB + SUGGEST➤seem reasonable to提出⋯似乎合理◇It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin.地球上所有的生命形式有着共同的起源,這種說法似乎有道理。➤be far-fetched to, seem far-fetched to提出⋯很牽強;提出⋯似乎很牽強◇It is not far-fetched to suggest a connection between them.說他們之間有聯繫,這並不牽強。➤be wrong to提議⋯是錯誤的▸➤be tempting to禁不住讓人想提議▸➤dare (to)敢於提出◇How dare you suggest such a thing?你怎麼敢提出這樣的事情?➤hesitate to猶豫地提出➤not mean to並非想說◇I do not mean to suggest that the poem is purely biographical.我並非想說那首詩純粹是對個人生平的記錄。PREPOSITION➤as提議⋯作為◇She suggested John as chairman.她提議約翰擔任主席。➤for推薦⋯做⋯◇Who would you suggest for the job?你會推薦誰幹這份工作?➤to向⋯建議◇He suggested to the committee that they delay making a decision.他建議委員會推遲決定時間。PHRASES➤can I suggest..., I suggest..., I would suggest..., may I suggest...我能否建議⋯;我建議⋯◇I would suggest that you see your doctor about this.我建議你找醫生看看這個情況。suggest
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2show sth in an indirect way間接表明ADVERB | VERB + SUGGESTADVERB➤certainly, clearly, strongly確定地/清楚地/有力地表明◇The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion.證據相當有力地表明火災是由爆炸引起的。➤subtly巧妙地暗示➤implicitly, indirectly含蓄地/間接地表明◇The novel implicitly suggests that racism can explain the murder.這本小說含蓄地指出種族歧視是這場謀殺的真正原因。➤otherwise表明相反的情況◇The evidence suggests otherwise.證據表明情況並非如此。VERB + SUGGEST➤seem to似乎表明◇The evidence seems to suggest that he did steal the money.證據似乎表明他的確偷了錢。➤be meant to有意要表明◇The ending is meant to suggest a form of redemption.結尾旨在提出某種方式的救贖。