infer

1. V-T If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have. 推斷

I inferred from what she said that you have not been well. 我從她的話裡推斷出你身躰一直不大好。

2. V-T Some people use infer to mean "imply," but this use is incorrect. 暗指 (一些人用)(infer)(表示)(imply)(的意思，但這種用法是錯誤的)

The police inferred, though they didn't exactly say it, that they found her behaviour rather suspicious. 警方雖未明說卻暗示他們發(fā)現(xiàn)她的行跡相儅可疑。