1 [C] [usu.pl] implications (for/of sth) the effect that sth will have on sth else in the future 对另一事物将会产生的影响:
The new law will have serious implicationsfor our work.新法例将对我们的工作有重大影响。
2 [C,U] something that is suggested or said indirectly 暗示:
The implication of what she said was that we had made a bad mistake.她言下之意是我们犯了大错误。☞verb imply 动词为imply
3 [U] implication (in sth) the fact of being involved, or of involving sb, in sth unpleasant, especially a crime 牵连或卷入(尤指罪行):
The player's implication in this scandal could affect his career.该选手跟这宗丑闻有牵连,他的前程可能因此受到影响。☞verb implicate 动词为implicate
implication/͵ImplIˋkeʃən; ˌImpləˈkeIʃ$n or ˌImplIˈkeIʃ$n/n 1 [C] something that may happen as a result of a plan, action etc 〔计划﹑行动等〕可能的影响[后果]: +of the implications of the decision 这一决定的影响+for This ruling will have implications for many people. 这个裁定将会影响许多人。political/financial/social implications 政治/财政/社会影响2 [C,U] something that you suggest is true, without saying it directly 暗示﹐含意: +that I resent your implication that I was lying. 你暗指我在说谎﹐我很气愤。by implication She blamed the hospital, and – by implication – the doctor who examined her son. 她指责院方﹐其实是间接责怪给她儿子作检查的医生。