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indicate + noun phrase
The arrow indicates the direction.
箭头指示方向。
指示；指出；显示
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
指示；指出；显示
to point to or show something
The arrow indicates the direction.
箭头指示方向。
指出；发现；引导认识；表明；使知道。
To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
用症状表明；显示症状。
To show or manifest by symptoms.
指示适当的治疗方法。
To point to as the proper remedies.
在车辆上打信号表示左右转弯意图。
To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
indicate
Base
原形
indicates
3rd person
第三人称单数
indicating
-ing
现在分词
indicated
Past
过去式
indicated
Past participle
过去分词
The data indicates a clear pattern.
数据显示出清晰的模式。
规则动词，过去式/过去分词加-ed，第三人称单数加-s。
The arrow on the sign indicates the exit.
标志上的箭头指示出口。
His silence indicated that he did not agree with the plan.
他的沉默表明他不同意这个计划。
Please indicate your choice on the form before handing it in.
请在提交前在表格上标明你的选择。
The arrow indicates the direction.
箭头指示方向。
The study indicates that the drug is effective.
研究表明这种药物有效。
Please indicate where you would like to sit.
请指示您想坐的位置。
Not this
The report indicates about the increase in sales.
Use this
The report indicates the increase in sales.
Indicate 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 about。受中文“指示关于”影响，学习者常误加介词。
Not this
We need to make an indicate to the client.
Use this
We need to give an indication to the client.
Indicate 是动词，其名词形式是 indication。中文一词多性导致学习者误将动词用作名词。
Not this
The sign indicates out the direction.
Use this
The sign indicates the direction.
Indicate 本身已包含“指出”的含义，无需添加 out。受中文“指出”结构影响，学习者容易冗余加词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
表明…；显示…
The data indicate that the economy is improving.
这些数据表明经济正在好转。
表明需要…
The study indicates the need for further research.
这项研究表明需要进一步研究。
表明一个问题
The warning light indicates a problem with the engine.
警示灯表明发动机有问题。
指示方向
The arrow indicates the direction of the exit.
箭头指示出口的方向。
是…的症状；表明症状
A fever may indicate an infection.
发烧可能表明感染。
清楚地表明
The results clearly indicate that the treatment is effective.
结果清楚地表明治疗是有效的。
Use indicate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用食指（index finger）指示方向，indicate 与 index 同源，记住这个动作。
此义项为中性语域，常见于日常指示、说明、地图或方向指引等语境。
后常接 that 从句或名词
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