hinting

1. vt. & vi. 暗示,示意 suggest or mention indirectly

1. [C]暗示,示意 a statement or action that gives a small or indirect suggestion
2. [C]细微的迹象,少许,微量 a small sign or small amount
3. [P]建议,有益的劝告 useful advice

• hint barely〔openly〕公开地暗示
• hint bashfully忸怩地暗示
• hint broadly〔vaguely〕隐约地暗示
• hint curiously好奇地暗示
• hint gently悄悄地暗示
• hint obliquely转弯抹角地暗示
• hint obscurely模糊地暗示
• hint privately隐蔽地暗示
• hint significantly意味深长地暗示
• hint suggestively启发地暗示
• hint unintelligibly无知地暗示
• hint wickedly邪恶地暗示

• hint about〔at〕暗示
• hint at resignation暗示辞职
• hint of暗示出
• hint to sb向某人暗示

• convey〔furnish〕 a hint给人暗示
• drop〔give〕 sb a hint暗示一下某人
• take a hint接受暗示,领悟

• broad〔obvious〕 hint明显的暗示
• delicate〔gentle〕 hint微妙〔温和〕的暗示
• the merest hint最起码的暗示

• at a hint一见…的迹象
• with a hint of suspicion带几分怀疑地
• with the hint of有…的暗示

• a hint about关于…的提示
• a hint about the answer关于答案的提示
• a hint as to关于…的暗示
• a hint at …的暗示
• a hint at one's anxiety暗示别人自己很着急
• hints for travelers旅行者须知
• a hint from sb某人的暗示
• a hint of …的迹象,一点点…
• a hint of suspicion有点怀疑
• hints on cooking烹调经验点滴

a hint of少许，一点点

hint at暗示；对别人暗示…

take a hint领会别人的暗示；接受暗示

1. There were subtle hints in his letter.
   他的信中有些微妙的暗示。
2. 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。
3. 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。

1. The possibility of an early election has been hinted at.
   已经有迹象表明可能提前进行选举。
2. They always hint around that way.
   她们总是喜欢绕圈子。
3. Your eyes hint that there's something you're afraid of.
   你的眼神示意你在担心某件事。
4. 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。