implicate
US /ˈɪm.plə.keɪt/
UK /ˈɪm.plɪ.keɪt/
動詞
1.
牽連, 涉及
to show that someone is involved in a crime or something bad
範例:
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The evidence was enough to implicate him in the robbery.
證據足以證明他涉嫌搶劫。
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He refused to say anything that might implicate his friends.
他拒絕說任何可能牽連他朋友的話。
2.
涉及, 影響
to show that something is the cause of something else, especially something bad
範例:
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Viruses are implicated in many types of cancer.
病毒與多種癌症有關。
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High fat diets have been implicated in heart disease.
高脂肪飲食被認為與心臟病有關。