recommend

verb

1. 推荐；举荐；介绍
   to tell sb that sth is good or useful, or that sb would be suitable for a particular job, etc.
   1. Can you recommend a good hotel?
      你能推荐一家好的饭店吗？
   2. I recommend the book to all my students.
      我向我所有的学生都推荐这本书。
   3. She was recommended for the post by a colleague.
      她获得同事推荐到这个岗位。
   4. The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it) .
      这家酒店的新餐厅得到了人们的普遍赞扬。
2. 劝告；建议
   to advise a particular course of action; to advise sb to do sth
   1. The report recommended a 10% pay increase.
      报告提议工资增加10%。
   2. It is dangerous to exceed the recommended dose.
      超过建议使用的剂量会有危险。
   3. a recommended price of $50
      建议售价50元
   4. I recommend (that) he see a lawyer.
      我建议他去找个律师。
   5. I recommend (that) he should see a lawyer.
      我建议他去找个律师。
   6. It is strongly recommended that the machines should be checked every year.
      建议每年一定把机器检修一次。
   7. We'd recommend you to book your flight early.
      我们建议你早点儿预订航班。
   8. He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.
      他建议先看这本书，再去看这部电影。
3. 使显得吸引人；使受欢迎
   to make sb/sth seem attractive or good
   1. This system has much to recommend it .
      这套系统有很多可取之处。

1. VERB 推荐;介绍
   If someone recommends a person or thing to you, they suggest that you would find that person or thing good or useful.
   1. I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to anyone...
      我刚刚在那里度过假，很想把它推荐给每一个人。
   2. 'You're a good worker, boy,' he told him. 'I'll recommend you for a promotion.'...
      “你是个好员工，孩子，”他告诉他，“我将推荐你升职。”
   3. Ask your doctor to recommend a suitable therapist.
      让你的医生给你推荐一个合适的治疗专家。
2. VERB 建议;劝说（做…)
   If you recommend that something is done, you suggest that it should be done.
   1. The judge recommended that he serve 20 years in prison...
      法官建议判处他20年监禁。
   2. We strongly recommend reporting the incident to the police...
      我们强烈建议报警。
   3. It is recommended that you should consult your doctor...
      建议你去咨询医生。
   4. The recommended daily dose is 12 to 24 grams...
      建议每天的服用剂量为12到24克。
   5. Many financial planners now recommend against ever fully paying off your home loan.
      现在许多理财专家不建议人们把住房贷款全部还清。
3. VERB 使受欢迎;使有优势
   If something or someone has a particular quality to recommend them, that quality makes them attractive or gives them an advantage over similar things or people.
   1. La Noblesse restaurant has much to recommend it...
      “贵族”餐馆有很多值得称道之处。
   2. He had little but his enthusiasm to recommend him...
      他拥有的优势只有他的热情。
   3. These qualities recommended him to Olivier.
      这些品质让他受到奥利维尔的青睐。

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

1. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro
   我们还推荐去杜罗河上游的短途自选一日游。
2. I've just seen a play that I can highly recommend
   我刚看了一场话剧，我强烈推荐。
3. We recommend that you take out travel insurance on all holidays.
   我们建议您为所有假期都购买旅行保险。
4. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out
   如果有一颗牙齿很松，牙医可能会建议你把它拔掉。
5. Most authorities recommend letting the baby nurse whenever it wants.
   大部分权威人士建议婴儿饿了就随时喂奶。
6. I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to anyone
   我刚刚在那里度过假，很想把它推荐给每一个人。
7. 'You're a good worker, boy,' he told him. 'I'll recommend you for a promotion.'
   “你是个好员工，孩子，”他告诉他，“我将推荐你升职。”
8. Ask your doctor to recommend a suitable therapist.
   让你的医生给你推荐一个合适的治疗专家。
9. The judge recommended that he serve 20 years in prison
   法官建议判处他20年监禁。
10. We strongly recommend reporting the incident to the police
    我们强烈建议报警。
11. It is recommended that you should consult your doctor
    建议你去咨询医生。
12. The recommended daily dose is 12 to 24 grams
    建议每天的服用剂量为12到24克。
13. Many financial planners now recommend against ever fully paying off your home loan.
    现在许多理财专家不建议人们把住房贷款全部还清。
14. La Noblesse restaurant has much to recommend it
    “贵族”餐馆有很多值得称道之处。
15. He had little but his enthusiasm to recommend him
    他拥有的优势只有他的热情。
16. These qualities recommended him to Olivier.
    这些品质让他受到奥利维尔的青睐。
17. Later in this chapter, I recommend several specific steps we need to take.
    在本章后面部分，我将提出几个我们需要采取的具体步骤。
18. Butchers recommend cooking meat with the fat and trimming it away later.
    肉贩建议先把肉整个儿煮熟，然后再将肥肉切去。
19. I recommend that you avoid processed foods whenever possible.
    我建议你尽量不要食用加工好的食品。
20. This restaurant has nothing to recommend except that it's cheap.
    这家饭馆除了价钱便宜之外，一无可取。
21. Can you recommend him to the manager?
    你能把他举荐给经理吗？
22. Her proposal has something to recommend it.
    她的建议有可取之处。
23. This plan has something to recommend it.
    这个方案有可取之处。
24. Who are you going to recommend for the post?
    你们准备推荐谁出任此职？
25. The word "recommend" was used advisedly.
    “建议”这两个字是用得有分寸的。
26. Her gentle speech and kind manner recommend herself to him.
    她委婉的言辞和慈蔼的态度使他对她印象极佳。
27. I'll recommend you a book.
    我给你介绍一本书。
28. Could you recommend me one?
    你能为我推荐一个吗？
29. But I can recommend a tailor.
    但我可以推荐一个裁缝师。
30. I want to visit a fortuneteller or an astrologer. Can you recommend one to me?
    我想拜访一个算命的占星家，你能向我推荐一个吗？

  recommend commend suggest【导航词义：推荐】

  recommend v. 推荐，介绍

〔辨析〕指向别人介绍很好或很有用的事物，也指举荐某人，常用于 recommend sb/sth to sb 结构中。

  commend v. 〈正式〉推荐，推崇

〔辨析〕指告诉别人某人或某物很好或值得关注。

  suggest v. 推荐，举荐

〔辨析〕指推荐可供选择的合适对象，常用于suggest sb/sth for sth 结构中，可与 recommend 换用。

verb

1. make attractive or acceptable
   1. Honesty recommends any person

2. push for something
   1. The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day

   Synonym:    urgeadvocate

3. express a good opinion of

   Synonym:    commend