recommend /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/ verb recommends; recommended; recommending
recommends; recommended; recommending
Learner's definition of RECOMMEND
[+ object]
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: to say that (someone or something) is good and deserves to be chosen推荐；举荐 -
A friend recommended this restaurant.一个朋友推荐了这家餐馆。
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I can't decide between the lasagna and the salmon. Which do you recommend?我不知道是吃意大利卤汁面还是吃三文鱼，你推荐哪一个？
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They recommended her for a promotion after only two years.仅过了两年，他们就举荐她升职。
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The film is recommended to anyone who liked her earlier movies.这部电影被推荐给了那些喜欢看她早期影片的人。
2
: to suggest that someone do (something)建议 -
It is strongly recommended that you change the oil in your car every 5,000 miles.强烈建议每5000英里就给汽车换一次润滑油。
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Take only the recommended dose of cough syrup.仅按照建议剂量服用止咳糖浆。
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I recommend [=suggest] getting to the theater an hour early to be sure you get tickets. = I recommend that you get to the theater an hour early.我建议你提前一小时到剧院，以确保能买到票。
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You may decide to pursue the matter in court, but I wouldn't recommend it.你也许打算上法庭追究这件事，但是我不建议你这样做。
3
: to make (something or someone) seem attractive or good使显得吸引人；使受欢迎 -
As a vacation destination, the area has much to recommend it. [=there are many things that make it a good vacation destination]作为度假胜地，这一地区有很多吸引人之处。
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He has little/nothing to recommend him as a political candidate. [=he has little/nothing that suggests he would be an attractive or successful candidate]作为一名政治候选人，他几乎没有/没有什么可取之处。