新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

infer

英  [ɪnˈfɜː]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • infers , inferring , inferred

    1[T 及物动词] 推断

    If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have.

    近义词

    deduce

    双语例句

    例:

    I inferred from what she said that you have not been well.

    我从她的话里推断出你身体一直不大好。

    例:

    By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass.

    通过测量星团中星系的活动情况,天文学家们能够推断星团的质量。

    2[T 及物动词] 暗指(一些人用infer表示imply的意思,但这种用法是错误的)

    Some people use infer to mean 'imply', but this use is incorrect.

    双语例句

    例:

    The police inferred, though they didn't exactly say it, that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.

    警方虽未明说却暗示他们发现她的行迹相当可疑。

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