suggest sb.do sth和suggest ***.doing 有什么区别？

Question

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Answer 1

当表达建议时，有两个常见的用法：suggest sb. do sth. 和 suggest sb. doing sth.，它们在含义和用法上有所不同：

1. 含义：前者直接建议某人进行某个具体行为，如"He suggested going out for a walk"，意味着建议对方去散步。而后者则倾向于推荐或暗示某事，如"She might do something you suggest"，表明她可能会接受你的建议。

2. 搭配：suggest后面通常接名词/代词做宾语，但不直接接动词原形，如"We suggest the plan to him"，而非"We suggest him the plan"。另外，当suggest表示暗示或表明时，它做主语，表语从句用陈述语气，如"Her yawn suggested that she was sleepy"。

举例说明：

在表达建议时，疑问句可使用"couldn't"暗示某事，如"You also use 'couldn't' to suggest doing something."
当邀请与他人共同做某事时，用"Shall we"，如"You use 'Shall we' to suggest doing something with somebody else."
通过拥有物的数量和范围，可以暗示历史背景，如"As such, his possessions suggest the reincarnation of Charlemagne's Empire."
为了保持兴趣，可能会建议尝试多种方法，如"I'd probably suggest doing a lot of different things to keep their interest."