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suggestion

🇬🇧 UK/sə'dʒestʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/sә'dʒestʃәn/
NGSL 2kIELTSA1

Definitions

n.

An idea or plan put forward for consideration; a slight hint or trace of something

建议;提议;暗示;细微的迹象

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sugunder, below
+
gestcarry, bear, perform
+
ionact, process, state
=suggestion

Common Collocations

  • 1.make a suggestion提出建议
  • 2.at someone's suggestion按照某人的建议
  • 3.power of suggestion暗示的力量
  • 4.a hint of suggestion一丝暗示

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Thank you for your helpful suggestion.

  • 2.

    Her suggestion to hold the meeting online saved everyone a long commute.

  • 3.

    There was a suggestion of irony in his tone that made everyone uncomfortable.

  • 4.

    The therapist used the power of suggestion to help the patient overcome his fear.

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