suggestsug•gest /sə'dʒest/

vt

1. 建议；提议

• Whom would you suggest for this job? 你建议由谁来做这工作？

• He suggested going together in one car. 他建议乘一辆车一起去。

• I suggested that we add that to the contract. 我建议把那一项加入合同中。

2. 使人联想到

• It was a magazine article that suggested the idea to me. 是一篇杂志文章使我联想到这个主意。

• The girl's red face suggested a ripe apple. 那个小女孩红红的脸使人想到成熟的苹果。

3. 启发

• The novel was suggested by a historical event. 这部小说是受到了一次历史事件的启发。

4. 表明；暗示

• a silence that suggests agreement 表示同意的沉默

• I wouldn't suggest such a thing. 我没有那个意思。

词组I suggest that... 依我看

• I suggested that she has forgiven you. 依我看她已经原谅了你。

suggest itself 想法出现在…心里

• An idea suggested itself. 计上心来。