implying

英 [ɪmˈplaɪɪŋ]

美 [ɪmˈplaɪɪŋ]

v.  含有…的意思; 暗示; 暗指; 说明; 表明; 必然包含; 使有必要
imply的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 暗指;暗示
  If youimply thatsomething is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way.
  1. 'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly...
     “你在暗示我和那些袭击有关吗？”她冷冷地问。
  2. She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
     她觉得这一含沙射影的批评对自己造成了不利影响。
• VERB 含有…的意思;意味着
  If an event or situationimpliesthat something is the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case.
  1. Exports in June rose 1.5%, implying that the economy was stronger than many investors had realized...
     6 月份出口上升 1.5%,表明经济比许多投资者所认为的更要坚挺。
  2. A 'frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators.
     “无国界的”欧洲对所有经营者来说都意味着一个大大扩展了的市场。

Do not confuseimplyandinfer. If youimplythat something is the case, you suggest that it is the case without actually saying so.Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money.If youinferthat something is the case, you decide that it must be the case because of what you know, but without actually being told.From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife.Note that some English speakers useinferwith the same meaning asimply, but this is considered incorrect by careful speakers.
不要混淆 imply 和 infer。imply 指不加以明说, 但通过暗示表明某事为事实：Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗丝的律师暗示他当初娶她是为了她的钱财)。infer 表示在没有被明确告知的情况下, 根据已知信息推断某事是事实：From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这一简单的陈述中我能推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。注意：某些英语使用者把 infer 与 imply 等同使用, 但讲究字句的英语使用者认为这种用法不妥。

双语例句

• You seem to be implying, in your usual circumspect manner, that perhaps it might not be a wonderful idea.
  你好像正以你一贯谨言慎行的方式暗示，那个主意也许不怎么样。
• 'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly
  “你在暗示我和那些袭击有关吗？”她冷冷地问。
• Imports of crude into China are rising faster than refinery output, implying elevated commercial and strategic stocks.
  中国原油进口增速超过了炼油厂产出，这意味着其增加了商业和战略储备。
• What kind of the subtext implying in the argument? What kind of real situation revealed in?
  这样一种论调的潜台词是什么，反映出了什么样的现实状况？
• I'm not implying that she is in collusion with them.
  我并没有指出她和他们是共谋的意思。
• Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice.
  含有或者意味着轻微或者表面的偏见。
• You're implying something about my helmet?
  你是在暗指我的头盔吗？
• I'm implying that I decidewho stays and who goes.
  我在说我决定谁去谁留。
• Are you implying that I've made a mistake?
  你在暗示我出错了吗？
• Pertaining to a quality implying a close logical relationship with, and importance to, the matter under consideration.
  用来修饰或说明一种性质，意味着与所考虑的事情有密切的逻辑关系，且有重大的影响。