“suggest”主要有“建议;提议;暗示;表明”等意思,常见用法包括“suggest doing sth.”(建议做某事)、“suggest sth. to sb.”(向某人建议某事)、“suggest that...”(建议/暗示……,其中 that 引导的从句根据情况使用虚拟语气或陈述语气) 。
建议;提议:这是“suggest”最常见的用法,指提出某种想法或行动方案,供他人考虑或采纳。例如:I suggest we go to the park this weekend.(我建议我们这个周末去公园。)
暗示;表明:通过言语、行为或某种迹象间接地表达某种意思或观点,不直接说明。例如:His expression suggested that he was not happy.(他的表情表明他不开心。)
suggest doing sth.
此结构表示“建议做某事”,是“suggest”比较常用的用法之一。其中,“doing sth.”是动名词短语,作“suggest”的宾语。例如:I suggest taking a taxi to the airport.(我建议坐出租车去机场。)
suggest sth. to sb.
意为“向某人建议某事”,“sth.”是建议的内容,“to sb.”表明建议的对象。例如:The teacher suggested some good books to the students.(老师向学生推荐了一些好书。)
suggest that...
建议:当“suggest”表示“建议”时,“that”引导的宾语从句中,谓语动词要用“(should)+ 动词原形”的虚拟语气结构,其中“should”可以省略。例如:I suggest that you (should) apologize to her.(我建议你向她道歉。)
暗示;表明:当“suggest”表示“暗示;表明”时,“that”引导的宾语从句用陈述语气,即根据句子的实际时态和主谓一致规则来确定谓语动词的形式。例如:The survey results suggest that most people are in favor of the new policy.(调查结果表明大多数人支持这项新政策。)