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be suggestive of sth
该结构较正式，常用于医学或学术语境，表示“显示出…的迹象”。
The unusually high fever is suggestive of a serious infection.
这种异常高热表明可能有严重感染。
暧昧的；挑逗性的；性暗示的
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暧昧的；挑逗性的；性暗示的
tending to suggest something improper or indecent
The unusually high fever is suggestive of a serious infection.
这种异常高热表明可能有严重感染。
倾向于暗示或意指的。
Tending to suggest or imply.
暗示浪漫、性等内容的；近乎淫秽的。
Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
与催眠暗示有关的。
Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
He made a suggestive comment about her dress.
他对她的连衣裙发表了带挑逗性的评论。
The teacher found the scene in the film too suggestive for young students.
老师觉得电影中的这个场景对年轻学生来说太挑逗了。
She complained that the poster was suggestive and asked the manager to remove it.
她抱怨海报带有挑逗性，并要求经理把它撤下。
该结构较正式，常用于医学或学术语境，表示“显示出…的迹象”。
The unusually high fever is suggestive of a serious infection.
这种异常高热表明可能有严重感染。
单独使用时多指言语或行为带有性挑逗意味，语气较委婉但含贬义。
His comment was highly suggestive.
他的话带有很强的性暗示。
作定语时常修饰 remark、joke、photo 等名词，均指“性暗示的”，不要与“suggestive of sth”（令人联想到…的）混淆。
She complained about his suggestive remarks at the meeting.
她抱怨他在会上说的那些带性暗示的话。
Not this
The little girl was very suggestive, so she believed the stranger easily.
Use this
The little girl was very suggestible, so she believed the stranger easily.
suggestive 意为“性暗示的、暧昧的”，而 suggestible 意为“易受暗示影响的”。这里想要表达的是“容易相信别人”，所以应用 suggestible。
Not this
Thank you for your suggestive advice on my essay.
Use this
Thank you for your helpful advice on my essay.
suggestive 并不表示“带建议的”或“有助于建议的”，它表示“性暗示的”。想表达“有用的建议”时应使用 helpful 或 useful。
Not this
The results are suggestive of a healthy economy.
Use this
The results are indicative of a healthy economy.
在权威词典中 suggestive 仅表示“暗示不正当或猥亵的”，不用于中性含义“表明、显示”。表达“显示出……、意味着……”时应用 indicative of。
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带有性暗示的
The dancer's movements were sexually suggestive.
那位舞者的动作带有性暗示。
暧昧的话语；意有所指的话
He made suggestive remarks to his colleague.
他对同事说了很暧昧的话。
挑逗性行为；有性暗示的举动
The manager was fired for suggestive behavior in the office.
那位经理因在办公室有性暗示的举动而被解雇。
含有性暗示的歌词
Parents complained about the suggestive lyrics in the song.
家长们抱怨这首歌含有性暗示的歌词。
暧昧的微笑；意味深长的微笑
She gave him a suggestive smile.
她对他露出一个暧昧的微笑。
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记法：suggestive 拼着 suggest（暗示），但它的暗示是“撩人”的——像挤眉弄眼，让你一个劲儿想歪。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述影视、广告或照片内容、形容人的言行或穿着 在讨论影视镜头、广告或人的言行、穿着时，suggestive 多用于中性或较正式的语境，表示带有性暗示或挑逗意味；口语中更常见的说法是性感、露骨等，但该词本身并不算俚语。
Rhymes with the target: festive, restive, digestive, congestive (all have stressed /ɛstɪv/). Exhaustive is a lookalike: it ends in -stive but has /ɔː/ instead of /ɛ/, so it does not rhyme. Also beware 'suggest' /səˈdʒɛst/, 'suggestion' /səˈdʒɛstʃən/, and 'suggestible' /səˈdʒɛstəbəl/, which look related but end with different sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.