suggest
verb[T]
uk/səˈdʒest/us/səˈdʒest/suggestverb[T](MENTION)
B1
tomentionanidea,possibleplan, oractionfor otherpeopletoconsider:
提议;建议I suggested anItalianrestaurantnear thestationfor theparty.我建议聚会去火车站附近的一家意大利餐馆。
formalMight I suggest awhitewinewithyoursalmon,sir?我建议来一杯白葡萄酒配您的鲑鱼吧,先生?
[+ (that)]I suggest(that)wewaita while before we make anyfirmdecisions.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)Itrytheshopon Mill Road.莉兹建议我去米尔街的那家店看看。
[+ -ing verb]I suggestedputtingthematterto thecommittee.我提议把这件事提交委员会讨论。
[+ question word]Can you suggestwhereI couldbuyadozenroses?你知道有什么地方我可以买一打玫瑰吗?
- I suggest we use Barkers asourmainsuppliers- they're good andfurthermorethey'recheap.
- I suggested that we shouldmeet, and theyagreed.
- She suggested half-jokingly that they shouldsellthefamilycarand allbuybikesinstead.
- They'dlaughinyourfaceif you suggested me for thepost.
- They suggested wemeetup at Mustafa's.
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
suggestverb[T](SHOW/EXPRESS)
B2
tocommunicateor show anideaorfeelingwithoutstatingitdirectlyor givingproof:
暗示;间接表明;意味着[+ (that)]There's noabsoluteproof, but all theevidencesuggests(that)he'sguilty.虽然没有确凿的证据,但所有证据都表明他有罪。
Are you suggesting(that)Ilookfatin thesetrousers?你言下之意是说我穿这条裤子显得胖?
Something about hismannersuggested alackofinterestin 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。
- Thelatestopinionpollssuggest that hisdaysasleaderarenumbered.
- Currentdemographictrendssuggest that there will be fewerschoolleavers coming into theworkforcein tenyears'time.
- There is noscientificevidenceto suggest thatunderwaterbirthsaredangerous.
- Studies suggest thatregularintakeof thevitaminsignificantlyimprovesbrainfunction.
- Laboratorytestssuggest that the newdrugmay be used totreatcancer.
Showing and demonstrating
- act out
- attest
- bespeak
- betray
- breastbeating
- bring
- define
- demonstrative
- glimmer
- indicate
- masterclass
- outlet
- point (something/someone) out
- point the wayidiom
- point to/towardssomething
- probatory
- produce
- speak
- visualization
- whiff
suggestverb[T](PRODUCE AN IDEA)
formal
toproduceanideain themind:
使想到;使联想到Does anything suggestitself?(= Do you have anyideasabout what we should do?)你想到什么好主意了吗?
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
Grammar
Suggest
We can use the verb suggest with a noun phrase, a that-clause, the -ing form of a verb or a wh-question word (where, what).…