to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc

建议，提议;

They keep suggesting ways to keep my weight down.

他们一直向我建议各种减肥的方法。

She wrote to me and suggested a meeting.

她写信给我，建议开一次会。

I suggest you phone before you go round there.

我建议你去那儿之前先打个电话。

It has been suggested that the manager will resign if any more players are sold.

有提议如果再有球员被卖掉，主教练就会辞职。

Joan suggested asking her father for his opinion.

琼建议问问她父亲的看法。

The therapist suggested how Tony could cope with his problems.

治疗师就托尼如何处理其问题提出了建议。

May I suggest that you think carefully before rushing into this?

我建议你三思而后行，好吗？

No possible explanation suggests itself (=is able to be thought of) .

想不出合理的解释。

to make someone think that a particular thing is true

显示，表明;

Trends in spending and investment suggest a gradual economic recovery.

消费和投资趋势显示了经济在逐渐复苏。

Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of the population trusts the government.

民意调查显示只有10% 的人口信任这届政府。

The evidence suggests that single fathers are more likely to work than single mothers.

这一证据显示，单身父亲比单身母亲更有可能去工作。

to tell someone about someone or something that is suitable for a particular job or activity

推荐〔某职务或活动的合适人选〕;

John Roberts has been suggested for the post of manager.

约翰·罗伯特被推荐担任经理的职位。

to state something in an indirect way

暗示，暗指;

Are you suggesting my husband's been drinking?

你言下之意是说我的丈夫一直在喝酒吗？

I'm not suggesting, [spoken] used to say that what you have said is not exactly what you intended to say

我并不是说〔用于表示自己所说的并非完全是原想表达的意思〕:

I'm not suggesting for one moment that these changes will be easy.

我并不是说这些变革将会很容易。

to remind someone of something or help them to imagine it

使人想起; 使人联想到:

The stage was bare, with only the lighting to suggest a prison.

舞台上空无一物，只有灯光使人联想到监狱。