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recommend 动词,意思是 推荐,介绍；劝告,建议.其结构有： 1) recommend sb. ... (= recommend ... to sb.) 向某人推荐／介绍?? . 例如： Can you recommend me a good dentist?你能给我推荐一个好的牙医吗? Perhaps you can