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. 我暗示他的轻率,他的愚蠢,但他没有觉察我的暗示。

He did not drop any hint, nor did his secretary. 他没有作任何暗示,他的秘书也没有。

They always hint around that way. 她们总是喜欢绕圈子。

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

Such examples hint at the fragility of a globalised world. 这些例证也示意了一个全球化世界有多脆弱。

hint的基本意思是用间接方式表达思想,即“暗示”,可指暗中地或间接地建议,也可指缺少直率、坦白或直截了当地建议。用作不及物动词时,其后常接介词at, about或of; 用作及物动词时,可以名词或代词作宾语,也可接that从句。

hint常可接to,表示向某人暗示某事。