- Imply means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly: A friend’s gruff manner would imply that she’s in a foul mood.
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- vt. 暗示；表明；使有必要
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1. Are you implying that I am wrong?
你的意思是不是说我错了？
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2. I disliked the implied criticism in his voice.
我讨厌他暗中批评的口吻。
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3. It was implied that we were at fault.
这意味着我们错了。
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4. The survey implies that more people are moving house than was thought.
调查显示，准备搬家的人口比想像的要多。
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5. It was implied in the survey that…
这次调查表明…
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6. The project implies an enormous investment in training.
这个项目需要在培训方面做巨大的投资。
- imply (v.) late 14c., implien, emplien "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical Latin sense), from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare "involve, enfold, entangle," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + plicare "to fold" (from PIE root *plek- "to plait").
imply ★ AWL / ɪmˈplaɪ ; NAmE ɪmˈplaɪ / verb ( im·plies , im·ply·ing , im·plied , im·plied ) 1 ★ to suggest that sth is true or that you feel or think sth, without saying so directly 含有…的意思；暗示；暗指 imply(that)… ◆ Are you implying (that) I am wrong? 你的意思是不是说我错了？ implysth ◆ I disliked the implied criticism in his voice. 我讨厌他暗中批评的口吻。 it is implied that… ◆ It was implied that we were at fault. 这意味着我们错了。 ☞note at infer 2 ★ to make it seem likely that sth is true or exists 说明；表明 SYN suggest imply(that)… ◆ The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought. 调查显示，准备搬家的人口比想像的要多。 it is implied that… ◆ It was implied in the survey that… 这次调查表明… implysth ◆ The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest. 她到场就说明了她有一定程度的兴趣。 3 implysth (of an idea, action, etc. 思想、行为等 ) to make sth necessary in order to be successful 必然包含；使有必要 SYN mean ◆ The project implies an enormous investment in training. 这个项目需要在培训方面做巨大的投资。 ☞see also implication imply implies implied implying imply / ɪmˈplaɪ ; NAmE ɪmˈplaɪ /
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