imply

verb

1. 含有…的意思；暗示；暗指
   to suggest that sth is true or that you feel or think sth, without saying so directly
   1. Are you implying (that) I am wrong?
      你的意思是不是说我错了？
   2. I disliked the implied criticism in his voice.
      我讨厌他暗中批评的口吻。
2. 说明；表明
   to make it seem likely that sth is true or exists
   1. 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象的要多。
   2. 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. 必然包含；使有必要
   to make sth necessary in order to be successful
   1. 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。

1. VERB 暗指;暗示
   If you imply that something 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。
2. VERB 含有…的意思;意味着
   If an event or situation implies that 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 confuse imply and infer. If you imply that 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 you infer that 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 use infer with the same meaning as imply, 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。

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。
3. What did she imply in her words?
   她的话意味着什么？
4. However, the attention given to IT does not imply that this is our only focus.
   然而，对IT的关注并不意味着这是我们唯一的关注点。
5. Although this is not proper XPath syntax, the parentheses imply a different priority.
   虽然这是不正确的XPath语法，但是括号暗示了不同的优先级。
6. They do not imply a technical implementation of the flow.
   它们没有暗示流的技术实现。
7. This fact leads data-mining mechanisms to imply semantics to the data being processed to define a useful data model.
   这一事实导致数据挖掘机制对正在被处理的数据隐含了一些语义，以便定义一个有用的数据模型。
8. What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design?
   这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？
9. It does not necessarily imply that you must just have a good standard of English.
   但这并不意味你就必须有一个良好的英语水准。
10. What conclusion does this imply for an environment which satisfies some but not all of these conditions?
    对于一个只有部分但不是所有的条件都满足的环境，这意味着什么样的结论呢？
11. You seem to imply that whatever this statement does not apply is not real.
    你似乎在暗示，只要这项声明不适用地方，是不真实存在的。
12. I have thought for long time: What did mother imply to me?
    我会想许久的：母亲在对我暗示什么？
13. To attack the latter is not to imply I am a terrible employee or horrid person.
    抨击我使用牙线的方法，并不意味着我就是个糟糕的雇员，或是个令人讨厌的人。
14. What does this imply for future relations between the two countries?
    这对两国未来的关系意味着什么呢？
15. If you still keep silent, I will take it for granted that you imply agreement.
    如果你还保持沉默，我就当作你是暗示同意了。
16. This may seem to imply the charge that historicism is inconsistent.
    这可能意味着对历史决定论前后矛盾的指责。
17. Finding evidence of landslides does not necessarily imply that they triggered tsunamis, he said.
    他说，找到滑坡的证据并不必然意味着它们引发了海啸。
18. Event does not necessarily imply a change in the data.
    事件不一定意味着数据发生了更改。
19. If so does this not imply process?
    如果是的话，这不就隐含了过程吗？
20. Positive and negative cross-advertising elasticities imply the presence of both cooperative and predatory effects.
    正面和负面的两岸广告弹性暗示在场的双方合作和掠夺性的影响。
21. It does not imply all permissions defined on the entity.
    它并不表示对实体定义了all权限。
22. And if not, what does that imply about the nature of death?
    如果没有，那么死亡的本质暗示了什么？
23. You imply that you are wealthy and declare that you love your home.
    没错，你在暗示自己是个有钱人，还表达出了你对房子的爱恋。
24. If you and the author are lovers, the letter imply that you are breaking up.
    如果楼主和写信人是恋人，这篇文章暗示着你们要分手了。
25. What does the author imply in the passage.
    作者在文章中暗示了什么？
26. So all these skeptical hypothesis actually imply my thinking and my existence.
    这样所有怀疑主义假设实际上暗示出我的思考和存在。
27. If you and your God are both helpless, does it not imply that the world is accidental?
    假如你和你的神皆无能为力，那不是意味著世界纯属偶然？
28. It does imply acknowledging that I am and what I do affects you.
    但是它意味着承认我，我做什么都影响着你。
29. What does the author imply?
    作者暗示了什么？

  imply hint insinuate intimate suggest【导航词义：暗示】

  imply v. 暗示，暗指

〔辨析〕指间接表达自己的所感所想，而非直接说明。

  hint v. 暗示

〔辨析〕指通过间接的言语或行动来暗示某事。

  insinuate v. 暗示，暗指

〔辨析〕指暗示令人不愉快的内容，尤暗指某人不诚实。

  intimate v. 〈正式〉暗示，提示

〔辨析〕指间接地表达出自己的意思，而非直接说明。

  suggest v. 暗示，暗指

〔辨析〕指隐晦而间接地表达某事。

verb

1. express or state indirectly

   Synonym:    connote

2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence

3. have as a logical consequence
   1. The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers

   Synonym:    entailmean

4. have as a necessary feature
   1. This decision involves many changes

   Synonym:    involve

5. suggest that someone is guilty

   Synonym:    incriminateinculpate