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

• They are the same two products implying the purchase of each other.
  它们是两个相同的产品，暗含着互相购买。
• 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。
• Is he implying Thai did?
  他说是我干的了？
• 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。
• Are you implying that I may turn a profiit?
  你暗示说我能得到利益？
• Are you implying that I stole the money?
  你是在暗指我偷了那笔钱吗？
• Is a similar exclamation implying that one may not succeed, but one will try.
  是一句相仿的感叹语，暗示他可能不成功，但他还是要试试。
• Mankind's future in space, Kubrick seemed to be implying, was not just an evolutionary adaptation.
  库布瑞克仿佛在暗示，人类在太空的未来不仅仅是一个进化适应的问题。
• I know that they are implying that I do not look my age, stage of the young people have.
  我知道他们是在暗示我看起来没有我这个年龄阶段的人所拥有的年轻。
• Because that "new," implying all that hope and promise.
  因为'新'意味着希望和梦想。