can be imagined; can well be imagined
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
can be imagined; can be inferred; goes without saying
formalUsed to indicate that something is obvious or can be easily deduced from the situation. Often precedes a conclusion.
Tā他
zài在
yì异
xiāng乡
shēng生
huó活
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
，
qí其
sī思
xiāng乡
zhī之
qíng情
kě可
xiǎng想
ér而
zhī知
。
He has lived in a foreign land for twenty years; his homesickness can well be imagined.
Lián连
rì日
de的
bào暴
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
hé河
shuǐ水
bào暴
zhǎng涨
，
xià下
yóu游
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
kě可
xiǎng想
ér而
zhī知
。
Days of heavy rain caused the river to swell; the situation downstream can be easily inferred.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
rì日
yè夜
cāo操
láo劳
，
qí其
xīn辛
kǔ苦
chéng程
dù度
kě可
xiǎng想
ér而
zhī知
。
He worked day and night for this project; his level of hardship goes without saying.
Zhè这
ge个
mì秘
mì密
bèi被
gōng公
kāi开
hòu后
，
tā他
de的
gān尴
gà尬
kě可
xiǎng想
ér而
zhī知
。
After this secret was made public, his embarrassment can be imagined.