indicates

基本解释

• v.指示；象征；显示；暗示，预示
• v.表明；指明

词源解说

• 17世纪50年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的indicatus。

同根派生

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。

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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• 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。

S+～+that-clause

• He indicated that the interview was over.
  他表示会见已经结束。

S+～+wh-clause

• 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.

• 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

• 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

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

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词组短语

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

短语

• indicates illness 症状

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英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• If one thing indicates another, the first thing shows that the second is true or exists.
• If you indicate an opinion, an intention, or a fact, you mention it in an indirect way.
• If you indicate something to someone, you show them where it is, especially by pointing to it.
• If one thing indicates something else, it is a sign of that thing.
• If a technical instrument indicates something, it shows a measurement or reading.
• When drivers indicate, they make lights flash on one side of their vehicle to show that they are going to turn in that direction.

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专业释义

交通运输工程

• 表明；指出；预示；象征

计算机科学技术

• 指示