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suggestive

/suhg-jes-tiv, suh-/US // səgˈdʒɛs tɪv, sə- //UK // (səˈdʒɛstɪv) //

暗示性的,提示性的,暗示性,提示性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : that suggests; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: His recommendation was suggestive of his boss's thinking.
    • : rich in suggestions or ideas: a suggestive critical essay.
    • : evocative; presented partially rather than in detail.
    • : that suggests or implies something improper or indecent; risqué; suggestive remarks.

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Examples

  • The references to Igbo Landing, whether blatant or suggestive at best, go even further back.

  • Even with nudity bans in place, TikTok users can get pretty suggestive — and there is no denying the popularity of thirst-trap videos on the app.

  • The theory follows Carlson’s well-established style of asking extremely suggestive questions with little basis in evidence — and which are easily disputed — and then treating the answers he likes as fact to build a narrative he prefers.

  • All of these things are working together, and I think all of these things are suggestive of who is considered to be disposable in the United States.

  • That appears to have been the tipping point for a number of his associates to come forward with allegations of toxicity and abuse — and inappropriate touching or suggestive language.

  • Sexual harassment is a broad term that can cover everything from suggestive looks, to orders to dress sexier for work, to rape.

  • Apparently, the sexually suggestive choreography and aggressive twerking was viewed as a threat to the Latin American nation.

  • The trajectories of these numbers are suggestive and correlate with other things we know.

  • They may be leading or suggestive questions, but they must be questions.

  • At age 13, she began posting suggestive photos of herself on the internet, and her growing fanbase pushed her for more.

  • Blood-streaked sputum is strongly suggestive of tuberculosis, and is more common in the early stages than later.

  • The costumes were exceedingly grotesque and suggestive of the New rather than of the Old World.

  • After all, Garnache's appearance was hardly suggestive of the role of Perseus which had been thrust upon him.

  • Dr. Wilson says, in the statistical accounts of Scotland, many of which are suggestive of a pre-Raleigh period.

  • But it is certainly suggestive and interesting, and I will cause inquiry in this direction to be set on foot at once.