implicate

• 表示某人被卷入或与某事有关联，通常指与违法行为或犯罪有关。也指某事物暗示或间接表明另一事物的存在。

A verb used to indicate that someone is involved in or connected to something, typically a wrongdoing or crime.

1. Show involvement in wrongdoingB2formallegal

   To show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or other wrongful act.

   牵连

   • The evidence clearly implicates him in the robbery.
   • Her testimony did not implicate any other members of the team.
   • The leaked emails implicate several high-ranking officials in the scandal.

   同义词connectembroilincriminateinculpateinvolve

2. Imply or involve as a consequenceC1formal

   To imply, involve, or bring about something as a necessary part or result.

   意味着或必然导致

   • The new policy implicates a significant change in our workflow.
   • His decision to resign implicates a loss of confidence in the leadership.
   • The theory implicates a complex relationship between the two variables.

   同义词bespeakbetokenconnoteentailimplyindicateinvolvemeansuggest