indicate

英 ['ɪndɪkeɪt] 美 ['ɪndɪkeɪt]

• v. 指示；象征；显示；暗示，预示
• v. 表明；指明

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 标示,指示,指出

   show sth, especially by pointing

2. vt. 象征; 表明或暗示…的可能性

   be a sign of sth; suggest the possibility or probility of

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 使成为必要，需要，有必要
2. 暗示，表明，表示，说明，显示，表明或暗示…的可能性
3. 亮起指示灯表示转向，打行车转向信号
4. 象征
5. 指示，指出
6. 标示，标出，画出，写明，注出
7. 【医 】显示必须作…的治疗，表明（症状、原因），诊断
8. 预示
9. 简单陈述
10. 证实
11. 间接提及
12. 示意
13. 显示（量度）
14. 被建议

英英释义

Verb:

1. be a signal for or a symptom of;

   "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
   "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
   "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
   

2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;

   "I showed the customer the glove section"
   "He pointed to the empty parking space"
   "he indicated his opponents"
   

3. to state or express briefly;

   "indicated his wishes in a letter"
   

4. give evidence of;

   "The evidence argues for your claim"
   "The results indicate the need for more work"
   

5. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine;

   "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. This is used to indicate the temperature of the enclosure.
   这个用来指示壳体的温度。
2. Sword indicates the bearer to a just and generous pursuit of honor and virtue in warlike deeds.
   长剑象征剑的佩有者在格斗中具备公正、宽恕的美德。
3. My car's gas gauge indicated that there was little gas left.
   我车上的汽油表显示剩下的油不多了。

用作动词 (v.)

1. His hesitation indicates unwillingness.
   他的犹豫表明不愿意。
2. A signpost indicated the right road for us .
   一个路标为我们指明了正确的路。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. I asked him where my sister was and he indicated the shop opposite.
   我问他我妹妹在哪里时,他指了指对面的商店。
2. The snow indicates the coming of winter.
   这场雪表明冬天来临。
3. The arrow indicated the direction of movement.
   箭指示移动的方向。
4. The speedometer indicates 100 miles per hour.
   速度计指示时速为100英里。
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5. The scope of the book is indicated in its title.
   书名已表明了该书的范围。

S+～+that-clause

1. He indicated that the interview was over.
   他表示会见已经结束。
2. The state of his clothes indicates clearly that he has been playing football.
   他的衣服表明他一直在踢足球。
3. The most recent research indicates that they were cold-blooded animals.
   最近的研究表明他们是冷血动物。

S+～+wh-clause

1. She indicated where I should go.
   她指示我该去的地方。

用作双宾动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

1. A signpost indicated the right road to us to follow.
   路标给我们指示应走的路。

S+～+to pron./n. +that/wh-clause

1. He indicated to me that we could never be good friends again.
   他向我暗示我们再也不可能成为好朋友了。

用作宾补动词

S+～+oneself+to- v

1. They indicated themselves to be trustworthy.
   他们表明自己是值得信赖的。

经典引文

• Recourse to this method is..indicated when the teeth to be replaced are front teeth.

  出自：British Medical Journal

• Strategy, rather than force, seemed to the curate to be indicated.

  出自： P. G. Wodehouse

• The rather battered silver travelling clock..indicated that the hour was a quarter past six.

  出自： J. Marquand

• I mention this as a way of indicating how hard it was to locate his place.

  出自： N. Mailer

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• indicate fine weather 预示好天气
• indicate one's intention 表明意图
• indicate the reasons 表明理由

～+副词

• indicate clearly 清楚地表明
• indicate decidedly 明确地标志

～+介词

• indicate by 用…指示
• indicate with one's eyes 用目光示意

词语用法

1. indicate表示“指明，表明”时，多半是指明一个具体情况的存在或是一些看起来是真的事情。

   The survey results seem to indicate a connection between poor housing conditions and bad health.
   调查结果表明差的住宿条件和身体不健康是相关联的。

2. indicate后可接that从句。

   This indicates that rape is more widespread than people believe.
   这表明了强奸事件比人们想象得更为普遍。

3. indicate可指“标志，象征”。

   The symbols indicate different groups of sounds.
   这符号象征着不同组的声音。

v. (动词)

1. indicate作“标示,指示,指出”或“(简要或间接)表示”解时,接名词、代词或that/wh-从句作宾语,还可接双宾语。
2. indicate作“象征; 表明或暗示…的可能性”解,接名词、代词或that/wh-从句作宾语,还可接以to- v 充当补足语的复合宾语。
3. indicate还可表示“在仪表盘上显示出…”,接表示读数或量度等的名词作宾语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

indicate, connote, denote, imply, mean, signify, suggest, symbolize

• 这组词的共同意思是“意指”。其区别是：
• 1.mean是普通用语,对于明确与否的观点、物品都可以用; suggest意为“具有…的含义”,暗示“表明”。例如:
• He claims to mean one thing, but his choice of words suggests quite another.他宣称指的是一件事,而他的话却含有另外一个含义。
• 2.indicate与imply意为“说明,表明,象征”, indicate通常指明显、明确的事物。例如:
• A high fever indicates a severe illness.高烧预示着要生病了。
• imply通常指含蓄地、不明确地“暗示”。例如:
• His smile implied that he had forgotten all about the time.他的笑预示着他完全忘记了时间。
• 3.denote与connote通常指明示的内容、含义,从外观上即可看出。例如:
• The word “lion” denotes〔connotes〕 a certain kind of animal.“狮子”这个词指一种动物。
• 4.connote与suggest和imply有时可以替换,但connote的用法比其他两个词较为正式。例如:
• Hunger connotes〔suggests, implies〕 unhappiness.饥饿就预示着不高兴。
• 5.signify与symbolize表示“意味,象征”, symbolize通常指用物、符号代表某物,着重表示抽象的概念。例如:
• What does this strange mark signify〔symbolize〕?这个奇怪的符号代表什么?
• 6.signify有时可以和mean互换。例如:
• A red sunset signifies〔means〕 fine weather.一轮火红的落日象征着一个好天气。

indicate, point out, show

• 这组词(组)都有“表示”“表明”的意思。其区别在于：
• 1.point out更强调“指出”。例如:
• She pointed out that the closing date for making applications had passed.她指出申请的截止日期已经过了。
• 2.show通常用于一眼就可以看清的东西,多用于有意识的行为。例如:
• Does the mark of the wound still show?伤痕还看得出吗?
• Tickets, please. Show your tickets.票,请把票拿出来。
• 3.indicate常用于无意识的行为。例如:
• A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.一个路标给我们指示应走的路。
• The state of his clothes indicates clearly that he has been playing football.他的衣服表明他一直在踢足球。

denote，indicate

• 这两个动词都有“表示”之意。
• denote指用符号等表示。
• indicate指用词语或标记表达较明确的意义。

mean，imply，indicate，represent，denote，signify，suggest

• 这些动词均含有“表示……的意思”之意。
• mean最普通用词，指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。
• imply侧重用文字或符号表示的联想，暗示。
• indicate指明显的表示。
• represent指体现或代表。
• denote指某一词字面或狭义的意思，或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。
• signify指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。
• suggest通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。

词源解说

• ☆ 17世纪50年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的indicatus。

近反义词

【近义词】

• imply
• show
• suggest

【反义词】

• contraindicate 显示(治疗或处置)不当...