Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #812
indicate
表明；指出；显示
核心释义
to show or point out; to make known
- 1.
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.
- 2.
用症状表明；显示症状。
To show or manifest by symptoms.
- 3.
指示适当的治疗方法。
To point to as the proper remedies.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
用指示器检查(如蒸汽机的)状态或功率。
To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
提示；表明；指示；建议；打转向灯；示意；用指示器检测；指出；发现；引导认识；表明；使知道。
用法In use
The survey results indicate that most students prefer studying in the morning.
用法提示：indicate 作动词，意为“表明”，后接 that 从句说明所显示出的信息。
His silence indicated that he did not want to talk about it.
用法提示：indicated 是 indicate 的过去式，作动词，表示“表明、显示”，用过去的事情说明某种情况。
A red light indicates that you must stop.
用法提示：indicates 是 indicate 的第三人称单数形式，作动词，意为“表示、显示”，说明标志所传达的意思。
indicate that + clause
that 从句说明所表明的具体内容，是 indicate 最常见的用法。
The findings indicate that the treatment works.
研究结果表明这种治疗是有效的。
indicate sth
直接接名词作宾语，表示所显示或指出的事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- indicate that
- 表明…；显示…
- The data indicate that the economy is improving.这些数据表明经济正在好转。
- indicate the need for
- 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。
- indicate a problem
- 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。
- indicate a direction
- 指示方向
- The arrow indicates the direction of the exit.箭头指示出口的方向。
- indicate a symptom
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
用食指（index finger）指示方向，indicate 与 index 同源，记住这个动作。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling chunk '-icate' and rhyme with 'indicate' in the final syllable (-cate pronounced /keɪt/), except 'delicate' where '-icate' is pronounced /ɪkɪt/ (unstressed final syllable).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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