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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·ply /ɪmˈplaɪ/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb (implied, implying, implies) [transitive] 1 SUGGESTto suggest that something is true, without saying this directly 暗示，暗指 → infer, implicationimply (that) Cleo blushed. She had not meant to imply that he was lying. 克利奥脸红了。她不是故意暗指他在撒谎的。 an implied threat 隐含的威胁2 SHOW/BE A SIGN OFif a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true 意味着〔某事可能是真的〕 SYN suggestimply (that) The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin. 这些岩石内的高辐射水平显示它们是由火山作用形成的。3 MEANINGif one thing implies another, it proves that the second thing exists 必然包含 Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties. 民主必然包含对个人自由的尊重。 High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency. 高利润并不一定意味着高效率。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
imply• An obligation of confidence can arise through contract, either express or implied.• His criticisms implied a lack of confidence in my work.• Obedience did not imply approval, however.• Just the fact that he's written to you implies he likes you.• In discussing deviance here, no moral judgment is implied save in one respect.• Free trade implies shared values.• Among the ruins there are inscriptions, implying some degree of literacy even in the 9th century BC.• As the examples imply, some markets are local while others are national or international in scope.• But research implies something fresh about the material we obtain.• You seem to be implying something that is not quite true.• This implies that any differences between forward and futures prices will be inconsequential.• The way he greeted the boys seemed to imply that he knew them quite well.• What Polybius has in common with Cato, especially about the Roman constitution, does not necessarily imply that he read Cato.• Michael did imply that I could have the job if I wanted it.• The results imply that the disease originated in West Africa.• This assumption implies that the forward rate is an unbiased predictor of the future spot rate.• The article implied that unemployed people are lazy and do not want to work.• Many prisoners' arms and legs have been broken, implying torture.imply (that)• A problem to note is that high-tech implies high costs.• They are, in a very restricted sense: decreasing ray average costs or increasing returns to scale imply ray subadditivity.• I do not imply some teleological goal-seeking or the existence of a great designer with an aim in mind.• The answer to the previous question implies that both curves are indeed monotonic. 3.• The press leapt to charge him with hypocrisy, implying that he actually believed in this behavior.• The salesmen only implied that the cars were safe.• As the name implies, the bond relies on a crystalline post within its matrix.• Are you implying the fault is with California, for coming up with these silly strict laws?• Sharing a film with a third party, it implied, was tantamount to infidelity.imply (that)• A problem to note is that high-tech implies high costs.• They are, in a very restricted sense: decreasing ray average costs or increasing returns to scale imply ray subadditivity.• I do not imply some teleological goal-seeking or the existence of a great designer with an aim in mind.• The answer to the previous question implies that both curves are indeed monotonic. 3.• The press leapt to charge him with hypocrisy, implying that he actually believed in this behavior.• As the name implies, the bond relies on a crystalline post within its matrix.• Are you implying the fault is with California, for coming up with these silly strict laws?• Sharing a film with a third party, it implied, was tantamount to infidelity.Origin imply (1300-1400) Old French emplier, from Latin implicare; → IMPLICATEim·ply verbChineseSyllable
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im‧ply W2 AC /ɪmˈplaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle implied, present participle implying, third person singular implies) [transitive]1. to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly ⇨ infer, implication
imply (that)
Cleo blushed. She had not meant to imply that he was lying.
an implied threat
2. if a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true
SYN suggest
imply (that)
The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin.
3. if one thing implies another, it proves that the second thing exists:
Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties.
High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency.
im‧ply W2 AC /ɪmˈplaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle implied, present participle implying, third person singular implies) [transitive]1. to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly ⇨ infer, implicationimply (that)
2. if a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true
SYN suggest
imply (that)
3. if one thing implies another, it proves that the second thing exists:
Infer andimply have opposite meanings. The two words can describe the same event, but from different points of view. If a speaker or writerimplies something, they suggest it without saying it directly.* infer 和 imply 意义相反，两词可能描述同一事情，但角度不同。imply 意为暗示、暗指、意味着 ：◆ The article implied that the pilot was responsible for the accident. 文章暗指飞行员应对事故负责。 If you infer something from what a speaker or writer says, you come to the conclusion that this is what he or she means.* infer 意为从…中推断、推论、推定 ：◆ I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident. 我从这篇文章推断，飞行员应对事故负责。 Infer is now often used with the same meaning asimply . However, many people consider that a sentence such as： ◆ Are you inferring that I'm a liar? is incorrect, although it is fairly common in speech. 现在 infer 常用以表达与 imply 相同的含义，不过许多人认为 Are you inferring that I'm a liar?（你意思是说我撒谎吗？）这样的句子不正确，虽然此用法在口语中相当普遍。