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| 1 | to offer an idea or a plan for someone to consider 建议；提议 |
| The report suggested various ways in which the service could be improved. 这个报告提出了改善服务的各种方法。 |
| +(that) I suggest we have dinner first, and then watch the film. 我建议我们先吃晚饭，而后看电影。 |
| +what/why/where etc Can anyone suggest what we should do to increase sales? 我们该做些什么来增加销售量，有人能给个建议吗？ |
| suggest doing sth If there is a mechanical problem, we suggest contacting the manufacturer directly. 若有机械方面的故障，我们建议直接与厂家联系。 |
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| 2 | to tell someone about something that may be useful or suitable for a particular purpose 介绍；推荐 |
| Can you suggest an inexpensive restaurant? 你能给我们介绍一家价钱公道的饭店吗？ |
| The doctor suggested rest as an alternative to surgery. 医生推荐说用休息来代替手术。 |
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| 3 | to say that something is likely to exist or be true 暗示；间接表明；意味着 |
| The cause of the problem, as Hutton suggests, is the leadership’ s refusal to accept any form of criticism. 问题的原因，如赫顿所暗示的，是领导层拒绝接受任何形式的批评。 |
| +(that) Are you seriously suggesting she did this on purpose? 说正经的，你的意思是她故意这样做的？ |
| I’ m not suggesting that giving up smoking will be easy. 我的意思并不是说戒烟很容易。 |
| | 3a | to make you think that something is likely to exist or be true 使人想到；显示 | | As its name suggests, the Carlton Beach Hotel is situated near the sea. 正如其名字所暗示的那样，卡尔顿海滩宾馆就坐落在大海边。 | | Evidence suggests a link between asthma and pollution. 有证据显示哮喘和污染有关系。 | | +(that) Recent research suggests that the drug may be beneficial to people with muscular disorders. 最近的研究显示这种药物对于患有肌肉系统疾病者可能有益。 | |
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| 4 | formal to remind you of something 使人联想到 |
| The architecture suggested a chapel. 这幢建筑物让人联想到一座小教堂。 |
| Words frequently used with suggest | | suggest 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | politely, respectfully, seriously, strongly, tactfully, tentatively, | 1 | | | |
| Ways of suggesting something | | | | | | How about...? | …如何？an informal way of suggesting something（建议某事物的非正式用法） | | Let’ s... 让我们… | an informal way of suggesting to the people you are with something that you could all do together（向某人建议可一起做某事的非正式用法） | | Why don’ t I/you/we/they...? 我/你（们）/我们/他们何不…？ | a way of suggesting something when you are presenting a new idea that other people have not thought of（用于提出别人未曾想到的新主意） | | Perhaps we/you/they could... 我们总可以… | a way of suggesting something, especially when you are not completely sure if it is a good idea（用于其他绝大部分的可能性已被考虑时） | | We could always... 我提议…好吗？ | a way of suggesting something when most other possibilities have already been considered（礼貌而正式的建议方式） | | May/Can I suggest...? 我可以提个建议吗？ | a polite and formal way of suggesting something（礼貌而正式的建议方式） | | May/Can/Could I make a suggestion? 我可以提个建议吗？ | a way of suggesting something, often used when interrupting people who are already discussing what to do（常用于打断已在讨论要做何事的人） | | Examples | | How about going out to dinner tonight? | | I know, let’ s go swimming! | | Why don’ t you try phoning their office number instead? | | Perhaps we could ask Jerry’ s father if he has a tent he could lend us? | | I suppose we could always go to the cinema instead. | | May I suggest that we postpone discussing this until the next meeting? | | Could I make a suggestion? Why don’ t we put all the guests on the first floor and then everyone will be happy? | | | |
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