implicate

英 [ˈɪmplɪkeɪt]

美 [ˈɪmplɪkeɪt]

v.  牵涉，涉及(某人); 表明(或意指)…是起因
n.  包含的东西

过去分词：implicated　过去式：implicated　现在分词：implicating　第三人称单数：implicates　复数：implicates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7909 / COCA.7696

习惯用语

v.

be implicated in sth
• 与某罪行有牵连；对某坏事有责任
  to be involved in a crime; to be responsible for sth bad
• Senior officials were implicated in the scandal.
  一些高级官员受到这一丑闻的牵连。

牛津词典

verb

• 牵涉，涉及（某人）
  to show or suggest that sb is involved in sth bad or criminal
  1. He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
     他尽力避免说出任何会进一步牵连他的事情。
• 表明（或意指）…是起因
  to show or suggest that sth is the cause of sth bad
  1. The results implicate poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak.
     这些结果说明卫生条件差是疾病流行的一个原因。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Allegations had appeared in the press implicating the army and police in some of the killings...He was obliged to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal...He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Stu.implicated

英英释义

verb

• impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
  1. What does this move entail?
  Synonym:entail
• bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  1. He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government

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