recommend
[ˌrek.ə'mend] verb transitive
ESSENTIAL
■to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done 推荐，介绍；建议•I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.我可以向您推荐蘑菇汁鸡肉——这道菜非常可口。 •She has been recommended for promotion.已经有人推荐给她升职。 •The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers' proposals to the school governors.女校长同意把这位老师的建议提请学校董事们考虑。 •[+ (that)] The doctor recommended (that) I take more exercise.医生建议我多做运动。 •[+ -ing verb] I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.我建议你把自己的感受写下来。 •The city has much/little to recommend it (= It has a lot of/few pleasant qualities).这个城市可圈可点的地方很多／几乎没有。
[ˌrek.ə'mend] verb transitive
Common Learner Errors recommendWarning: Check your spelling!Recommend is one of the 50 words most often spelled wrongly by learners.Remember: the correct spelling has 'c' and 'mm'.
[ˌrek.ə'mend] verb transitive
Common Learner Errors recommendWhen recommend is followed directly by another verb, that verb cannot be in the infinitive with 'to'.Do not say 'recommend to do something', say recommend doing something :
✗ I recommend to take an umbrella in case it rains.I recommend taking an umbrella in case it rains.You can also say recommend someone does somethingI recommend you take an umbrella in case it rains. |