bec中的一段话,cloze的Firstly–yourcashflow.Likestartingupanybusiness,asecondlocationinvolvesalargeinitialinvestmentandusuallytakesalongtimetoturnaprofit.Lookatyourfirm’saccountscarefully.Ifthese(23)thaty

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bec中的一段话,cloze的
Firstly – your cash flow.Like starting up any business,a second location involves a large initial investment and usually takes a long time to turn a profit.Look at your firm’s accounts carefully.If these (23)____ that you cannot afford a long-term drain on your financial resources,then it is probably better to wait.
答案是indicate,为什么不用signify呢?

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signify:to be a sign of sth,标志着,说明,表示.This decision signified a radical change in their politics.这个决定表明了他们的政策发生了根本变化.
indicate:to show sth is true or exists.相对于signify,它前面有一些事实数据之类的基础作为后面要表明的观点的依据,有一个推理过程,而signify前面的内容本身就标志明示着后面跟的观点.另外indicate还有暗示的意思.