(1)提(建)议(act of suggesting)[U]：Force won't work;try～and persuasion. 强迫无济于事，通过提建议和劝导试试看。one's～of a scheme/a swim 某人对方案/去游泳的建议;act at/on sb's～按照某人的建议行事;〖同〗prompting，urging，recommendation;

(2)提议(建议，暗示)的内容(sth that is suggested，esp idea，proposal，plan，etc)[C]：make/offer a～提出建议;carry out/adopt/follow/reject sb's～落实/采纳/遵照/拒绝某人的建议;His～is unworkable. 他的建议不切实际。Any more～s for the concert? 关于音乐会还有什么建议吗? There is no～that Robert should resign. 没有迹象表明罗伯特会辞职。〖同〗advice;

(3)微量，细微的迹象，略含(slight sign;trace;touch)[C，通常sing]：There was a～of anger/impatience/boredom in her voice (tone). 她话音(口气)中带有一丝愤怒/焦虑/厌烦。no～of provincial accent in sb's speech 某人讲话中不带地方口音;speak English with just a～of a foreign accent 讲英语时带一点外国口音;〖同〗shade，hint，trace，touch，dash;

(4)暗示，联想(putting pictures，ideas，etc into sb's mind，not directly but by association with sth else)[U]：hypnotic～催眠暗示;An advertisement showing a beautiful girl using a particular shampoo is using～to persuade us to buy it. 广告上一位漂亮女郎正使用一种特别的香波，这是利用暗示劝我们去买这种香波。

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【辨异】 suggestion与advice、 counsel、proposal和recommendation的区别见ADVICE。