1. | [c][usupl] ~ (of sth) (for sth) 可能的影响（或作用、结果）a possible effect or result of an action or a decision |
They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions. 他们没有考虑到他们的行动会产生更广泛的影响。 | |
The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside. 这个地点的开发将会影响周围的乡村。 |
2. | [c][u] 含意；暗指something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= sth that is implied) |
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. 他那篇文章的含意是，当家庭主妇远远不如所有其他职业。 | |
He criticized the Director and, by implication , the whole of the organization. 他抨击主管，其实是间接批评了整个机构。 |
3. | [u] ~ (of sb) (in sth) （被）牵连，牵涉the fact of being involved, or of involving sb, in sth, especially a crime |
He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal. 他在涉及一件性丑闻之后辞职了。 |
