释义
[ suh g-jest , suh - ] SHOW IPA
/ səgˈdʒɛst, sə- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
to propose (a person or thing) as suitable or possible for some purpose: We suggested him for president.
(of things) to prompt the consideration, making, doing, etc., of: The glove suggests that she was at the scene of the crime.
to bring before a person's mind indirectly or without plain expression: I didn't tell him to leave, I only suggested it.
to call (something) up in the mind through association or natural connection of ideas: The music suggests a still night.
Origin of suggest First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin suggestus (past participle of suggerere “to build up, supply, hint, suggest”), equivalent to sug- sug- + ges- (past participle stem of gerere “to carry, do, display”) + -tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR suggest 2 recommend, advise.
4 indicate, imply.
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synonym study for suggest 4 . See hint.
OTHER WORDS FROM suggest sug·gest·ed·ness, noun sug·gest·er, noun sug·gest·ing·ly, adverb pre·sug·gest, verb (used with object)
un·sug·gest·ed, adjective un·sug·gest·ing, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for suggest None of this — timing included — suggest s an apolitical approach to the position.
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The “Wonder Woman 1984” postponement suggest s Hollywood’s fall may go little better than its summer.
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At the same time, he suggest ed that podcasting is a very different market.
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“The evidence suggest s that one or more vaccines will be available to the public in the fourth quarter this year or early next year,” Hui said.
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But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.
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We might even see data that suggest the program is performing efficiently.
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They suggest acupuncture and counseling to work on these deeper issues.
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Now the hackers, with their reference to the 9/11 attacks, suggest they are prepared to kill.
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This is not to suggest that Mailer ever lost the intellectual toughness which was central to his work.
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Notwithstanding this copy-book preamble, my boy, I am inclined to suggest a little prudence on your part.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume One | Abraham Lincoln
These suggest the idea of their having been ponds at the first glance.
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He did not suggest means of avoiding the apparent alternative of universities subsidized by the rich.
Philosophy and The Social Problem | Will Durant
All that medical science could suggest was done to no avail.
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I am inclined to bring in here the Granta, and to suggest that it may have been a Sax.
The River-Names of Europe | Robert Ferguson
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British Dictionary definitions for suggest / (səˈdʒɛst , US səɡˈdʒɛst ) /
verb (tr; may take a clause as object) to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for consideration I suggest Smith for the post ; a plan suggested itself
to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideas that painting suggests home to me
to give an indirect or vague hint of his face always suggests his peace of mind
Derived forms of suggest suggester , noun Word Origin for suggest C16: from Latin suggerere to bring up, from sub- + gerere to bring
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