Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7909
implicating
牵连；暗示
implicating is the present participle of implicate.
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
- 1.
To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
显示以不利或犯罪的方式关联或卷入。
- 2.
To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature.
隐含但不必然包含；作为隐含意义。
显示以不利或犯罪的方式关联或卷入。；隐含但不必然包含；作为隐含意义。；涉及；含意；暗示
In use
The leaked documents implicated several high-ranking officials in the corruption scandal.
She was accused of implicating her colleagues in the fraudulent scheme.
His silence implicates him in the crime more than any evidence could.
implicate sb in sth
常用于犯罪或不当行为的语境。
The evidence implicates him in the robbery.
证据表明他与抢劫案有牵连。
be implicated in sth
被动语态，强调受影响或牵连。
Several officials were implicated in the scandal.
几名官员被卷入丑闻。
implicate that ...
较少用，表示暗示逻辑关系。
Connections
Collocations
- be implicated in
- 被牵连进，卷入
- Several officials were implicated in the corruption scandal.数名官员卷入了腐败丑闻。
- directly implicate
- 直接牵连
- The new evidence directly implicates the CEO in the fraud.新证据直接表明CEO与欺诈有关。
- implicate someone in something
- 使某人牵连进某事
- His fingerprints implicate him in the burglary.他的指纹证明他与入室盗窃有关。
Synonyms
- incriminate
- 使显得有罪；表明（某人）有罪 · 比 implicate 语气更强，多用于法律或罪案语境，侧重证据指向罪行。
- involve
- 使卷入；使参与 · 通用词，不一定是坏事，也不一定表示过错；表达“被牵连”时常用 be involved in，语气比 implicate 轻。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
implicate（牵连）：谐音‘硬皮里盖’——硬皮（证据）里盖着【牵连】。
Context & Register
常见场景：legal、academic 通常用于正式或法律语境，表示‘牵连’或‘暗示’，比较常见于书面语。
Grammar Note
通常用于被动语态或与介词 in 连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-cate' but differ in stress and vowel sounds. None rhyme with 'implicate'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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