hint 英 [hɪnt] 　 美 [hɪnt]

hint

hint　 英 [hɪnt] 美 [hɪnt]

n. 暗示；线索　 vt. 暗示；示意　 vi. 示意　

进行时:hinting　 过去式:hinted　 过去分词:hinted　 第三人称单数:hints　 名词复数:hints　

You were too obtuse to take the hint.　你太迟钝了， 没有理解这种暗示。
These names avoid any hint of intimacy.　这些名字避开了任何亲密的暗示。

  • A hint is a slight indication or clue. Your mother might hint at the fact that she doesn’t like your shoes, while your grandmother will just come right out and say that they’re ugly.
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  • n. 暗示；线索
  • vt. 暗示；示意
  • vi. 示意

  • 1. You were too obtuse to take the hint.

    你太迟钝了， 没有理解这种暗示。

  • 2. These names avoid any hint of intimacy.

    这些名字避开了任何亲密的暗示。

  • 3. I gave him a gentle [mild] hint and he didn't get it.

    我给了他一委婉的暗示， 但他没有领会。

  • hint (n.) c. 1600 (Shakespeare), "an indirect suggestion intended to be caught by the knowing," apparently from obsolete hent, from Middle English hinten "to tell, inform" (c. 1400), from Old English hentan "to seize," from Proto-Germanic *hantijan (source also of Gothic hinþan "to seize"), related to hunt (v.). OED dates the sense "small piece of practical information" to 1777.
  • hint (v.) 1640s, "suggest in an indirect manner," from hint (n.). Related: Hinted; hinting.
hint / hɪnt ; NAmE hɪnt / noun , verb hint hints hinted hinting noun 1 something that you say or do in an indirect way in order to show sb what you are thinking 暗示；提示；示意 ◆ He gave a broad hint (= one that was obvious)that he was thinking of retiring. 他几乎明示他正在考虑退休。 ◆ Should I drop a hint (= give a hint) to Matt? 我应该给马特一点暗示吗？ 2 something that suggests what will happen in the future 征兆；迹象 SYN sign ◆ At the first hint of trouble, they left. 他们一发现有点不妙的迹象就离开了。 3 [usually singular ] hint(of sth) a small amount of sth 少许；少量 SYN suggestion SYN trace ◆ a hint of a smile 一丝笑意 ◆ There was more than a hint of sadness in his voice. 他的声音中流露出了深切的悲伤。 ◆ The walls were painted white with a hint of peach. 墙壁粉刷成了略呈桃红的白色。 4 [usually plural ] hint(on sth) a small piece of practical information or advice 秘诀；窍门 SYN tip ◆ handy hints on saving money 省钱妙诀 IDIOM take a/the ˈhint to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way 领会某人的暗示 ◆ I thought they'd never go—some people just can't take a hint. 我以为他们永远也不会走的，有些人就是不会看眼色。 ◆ Sarah hoped he'd take the hint and leave her alone. 萨拉希望他能明白她的意思，不来打扰她。 verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to suggest sth in an indirect way 暗示；透露；示意 hintat sth ◆ What are you hinting at? 你在暗示什么？ hint(that)… ◆ They hinted (that) there might be more job losses. 他们暗示说可能会有更多人失业。 + speech ◆ ‘I might know something about it,’ he hinted. “这事我也许知道一些。”他暗示道。 hint / hɪnt ; NAmE hɪnt /
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