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infer
英 [ɪnˈfɜː]
[VERB]
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
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。