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单词 imply
释义 im·ply
\ə̇mˈplī\ transitive verb
(implied ; implied ; implying ; implies)
Etymology: Middle English emplien, implien, from Middle French emplier, from Latin implicare to infold, involve, implicate, engage — more at employ
1. obsolete : enfold, entwine, enwrap
2.
 a. : to indicate or call for recognition of as existent, present, or related not by express statement but by logical inference or association or necessary consequence
  < enrollment in the college implies willingness on the part of the student to comply with the requirements and regulations of the college — Bulletin of Mt. Saint Mary's College >
  < the philosophy of nature which is implied in Chinese art — Lawrence Binyon >
  < democracy implies a number of freedoms >
  < emergency and crisis imply conflict — H.S.Langfeld >
 b. : to involve as a necessary concomitant (as by general or logical implication, by signification, or by very nature or essence)
  < two propositions may imply a third >
  < war implies fighting >
  < an acorn implies an oak >
3. : to convey or communicate not by direct forthright statement but by allusion or reference likely to lead to natural inference : suggest or hint at
 < the girl's evasive answer and burning brow seemed to imply that her suitor had changed his mind — Edith Wharton >
 < made me sick to hear him imply that somebody would make a report against him — Joseph Conrad >
 < the tone of the book was implied by shrewd advertisements — J.D.Hart >
Synonyms: see include, suggest
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