(1)暗示，暗含……的意思(suggest sth without actually stating it)[T+n，T+that]：Silence often～es consent/agreement. 沉默常常暗示同意。His tone～ed a malicious purpose. 他的語調(diào)暗示存心不良。What do you～by that statement? 你那話是什么意思? Are you～ing that I am not telling the truth? 你的言外之意是說我在撒謊嗎? The teacher's smile～ed that she had for-given me. 老師的微笑意味著她原諒了我。The bad behaviour of a child sometimes～es that he is unhappy. 一個(gè)孩子不聽話有時(shí)表明他不高興?！玡d criticism 含蓄的批評(píng);〖同〗 hint;
(2)意味;表明(cause to be necessary;cause to seem likely)[T+n]：Rights～duties. 權(quán)利意味著義務(wù)。Cheerfulness does not always～happiness.快樂并不總意味著幸福。 A fever～es an illness. 發(fā)燒表明有病。These discoveries～that the sea-bed is rich in fossil fuels.這些發(fā)現(xiàn)表明海底蘊(yùn)藏著豐富的礦物燃料?！纪絤ean，indicate;
→impli′cation n 暗示，含義