n.暗示

v.暗示；示意

There were subtle hints in his letter. 他的信中有些微妙的暗示。

I hinted at his imprudence,his folly,but he did not take my hint. 我暗示他的輕率,他的愚蠢,但他沒有覺察我的暗示。

He did not drop any hint, nor did his secretary. 他沒有作任何暗示,他的秘書也沒有。

The possibility of an early election has been hinted at. 已經(jīng)有跡象表明可能提前進(jìn)行選舉。

They always hint around that way. 她們總是喜歡繞圈子。

Your eyes hint that there's something you're afraid of. 你的眼神示意你在擔(dān)心某件事。

Such examples hint at the fragility of a globalised world. 這些例證也示意了一個(gè)全球化世界有多脆弱。

hint的基本意思是用間接方式表達(dá)思想,即“暗示”,可指暗中地或間接地建議,也可指缺少直率、坦白或直截了當(dāng)?shù)亟ㄗh。用作不及物動詞時(shí),其后常接介詞at, about或of; 用作及物動詞時(shí),可以名詞或代詞作賓語,也可接that從句。

hint常可接to,表示向某人暗示某事。