indication

　　英 [nd?’ken] 美 [nd?’ken]

　　【中英释义】

　　n. 指示；表示；迹象

　　【英英释义】

　　Noun:

　　something that serves to indicate or suggest;

　　“an indication of foul play”

　　“indications of strain”

　　“symptoms are the prime indicants of disease”

　　the act of indicating or pointing out by name

　　(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure;

　　“the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics”

　　something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary;

　　“there were indications that it was time to leave”

　　a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument;

　　“he could not believe the meter reading”

　　“the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm”

　　【双语例句】

　　用作名词 (n.)

　　Did they give you any indication?

　　他们给你指示了吗?

　　Did he give you any indication of his feelings?

　　他向你表示过他的感情吗？

　　There are some indications that the prices will rise.

　　有迹象表明物价将上涨。

　　There is every indication that the price will rise.

　　各种迹象表明价格将上涨。

　　【相关词汇】

　　用作名词 (n.)

　　动词 ～

　　give an indication 作出表示,表明 give indication of changes 显示变化 give sb any indication of one’s feeling 向…透露感想 show no indication of 没有…的迹象

　　形容词 ～

　　clear indication 明确的表示 hopeful〔plain〕 indication 有希望〔显而易见〕的迹象 the first indication 初兆

　　介词 ～

　　according to all indications 根据种种迹象

　　～ 介词

　　indication of public opinion 民意的象征 indication of the coming of spring 春天来临的迹象

　　【同近义词】

　　symptom 症状 signal 信号 hint 暗示 sign 手势 suggestion 建议 warning 警告 clue 线索 evidence 证据 omen 征兆 glimmer 微光

　　token 象征 inkling 暗示 intention 意图 proof 证明 reference 参考 mark 记号 meter reading 仪表读数 indicant 指示物 reading 阅读 denotation 指示