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in·di·cate AHD[ĭnʹdĭ-kāt'] D.J.[ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt]K.K.[ˈɪndɪˌket]v.tr.（及物动词）indi.cat.ed, indi.cat.ing, indi.cates - To show the way to or the direction of; point out:指示，指明：表明道路或方向；指出：an arrow indicating north; indicated the right road by nodding toward it.指示北方的箭头；点头指明正确的路
- To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:象征，显示：作为一种标志、症状或象征；象征："The cracking and booming of the ice indicate a change of temperature"(Henry David Thoreau)“冰层破裂时轰轰作响显示了温度的变化”(亨利·戴维·梭罗)
- To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:说明，显示：暗示或表明某事之必要性、迫切性或明智性：The symptoms indicate immediate surgery.症状表明急需外科手术
- To state or express briefly:简述，表示：简单扼要地说明或表明：indicated his wishes in a letter; indicating her approval with a nod.信上简要地表达了他的意愿；她点头表明同意
- Latin indicāre indicāt- [to show] 拉丁语 indicāre indicāt- [展示]
- from index [forefinger, indicator] * see deik- 源自 index [食指，指示物] * 参见 deik-
inʹdicato'ry AHD[-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē] （形容词）indicate, argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to give grounds for supposing or inferring the existence or presence of something": 这些动词共同的中心意思是“为猜测或推断某事物的存在提供基础” ： a fever indicating illness;发烧表明患了疾病；a shabby house that argues poverty;破旧的房屋显示出贫困；paintings that attest the artist's genius;表明这个艺术家天赋的绘画作品；disorder that bespeaks negligence;表明工作疏忽的混乱；melting snows that betoken spring floods;雪化了，融成了春天的洪水；a comment testifying ignorance;显露出无知的一段评论；a stunned silence that witnessed his astonishment. 不知所措的沉默说明了他的震惊
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