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insinuate

英 [ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt]

美 [ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt]

v.  暗示,旁敲侧击地指出(不快的事); 钻营; 活动; (使)缓慢进入; 慢慢伸入

现在分词:insinuating 过去式:insinuated 过去分词:insinuated 第三人称单数:insinuates 

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BNC.21220 / COCA.15647

同义词辨析

implyhintinsinuateintimatesuggest【导航词义:暗示】

implyv. 暗示,暗指
〔辨析〕
指间接表达自己的所感所想,而非直接说明。
〔例证〕
His smile implied his consent.
他的微笑暗示他同意。
She implied that she was the one in charge of the whole project.
她暗示她是整个计划的负责人。
hintv. 暗示
〔辨析〕
指通过间接的言语或行动来暗示某事。
〔例证〕
He strongly hinted that he might run for the position of mayor.
他强烈暗示他可能要竞选市长。
She had no idea what her friend was hinting at.
她不知道她的朋友在暗示什么。
insinuatev. 暗示,暗指
〔辨析〕
指暗示令人不愉快的内容,尤暗指某人不诚实。
〔例证〕
He insinuated that the boy was lying to her.
他暗指那个男孩在对她说谎。
Do you know what she was trying to insinuate?
你知道她想暗示什么吗?
intimatev. 〈正式〉暗示,提示
〔辨析〕
指间接地表达出自己的意思,而非直接说明。
〔例证〕
He has intimated to me his wish to resign.
他向我暗示过他想辞职。
She vaguely intimated that she couldn't invite them to the party.
她含糊地暗示无法邀请他们参加聚会。
suggestv. 暗示,暗指
〔辨析〕
指隐晦而间接地表达某事。
〔例证〕
Are you suggesting that you are smarter than her?
你言下之意是说你比她聪明吗?
She would never suggest such a thing.
她根本不会有这样的意思。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 暗示,旁敲侧击地指出(不快的事)
      to suggest indirectly that sth unpleasant is true
      1. The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife.
        文章含沙射影地点出他和朋友的妻子有染。
      2. What are you trying to insinuate?
        你拐弯抹角想说什么?
      3. an insinuating smile
        暗示的微笑
    • 钻营;活动
      to succeed in gaining sb's respect, affection, etc. so that you can use the situation to your own advantage
      1. In the first act, the villain insinuates himself into the household of the man he intends to kill.
        在第一幕中,恶棍混进了他企图谋杀的男子的家庭。
    • (使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入
      to slowly move yourself or a part of your body into a particular position or place
      1. She insinuated her right hand under his arm.
        她悄悄把右手插到他胳膊底下。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 含沙射影地说;旁敲侧击地指出;暗示
      If you say that someoneinsinuatesthat something bad is the case, you mean that they say it in an indirect way.
      1. The libel claim followed an article which insinuated that the President was lying...
        一篇文章因含沙射影声称总统撒谎而遭到诽谤索赔。
      2. Are you insinuating that I smell?
        你是在旁敲侧击地说我身上有臭味吗?
    • VERB 使逐渐而巧妙地取得;使迂回潜入(或挤入)
      If you say that someoneinsinuates themselves intoa particular situation, you mean that they manage very cleverly, and perhaps dishonestly, to get into that situation.
      1. He gradually insinuated himself into her life.
        他处心积虑终于一步步走进了她的生活。

    英英释义

    verb

    • give to understand
      1. I insinuated that I did not like his wife
      Synonym:intimateadumbrate
    • introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
      1. He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table

    双语例句

    • The weakness of Human nature and social relationships all insinuate some human limitation.
      人性弱点和社会关系无不隐射出人的某种局限性。
    • The mutual factor is that the photos don't impose a single perspective rather they choose to insinuate, one is free to interpret them in his own way.
      所有照片并不是想表达唯一的观点,而是用影射的方法,让观众选择自己理解作品的方式。
    • Need a person sincerely, not be to flatter and should insinuate, interact with friend dignity equality however.
      真诚待人,并不是要去吹捧和巴结,而是以朋友身份平等交往。
    • Two bold arrows drive the group forward, but also insinuate that their radicalism is driven by forces out of their control, that they might easily be swayed whatever political wind may be blowing.
      两只粗体的箭头带领小组前进,间或暗示,他们的激进主义是被超出控制范围的力量所推动,很容易随著不同的政治气候而动摇。
    • The head inflated with air surfaces a smooth yet firm coolness, verifying its utmost flexibility, to perhaps over insinuate the youth of this character.
      头部膨涨充气使作品具有流畅且坚实的冷酷外表,验证它最大限度的柔韧性,也许藉此深化年轻的特质。
    • Alert pundits now foresee a world saturated with powerful computer chips, which will increasingly insinuate themselves into our gadgets, dwellings, apparel and even our bodies.
      警觉的评论家目前预见到了一个充斥着强大的计算机芯片的世界,它们将日益渗透到我们的新玩意、住所、服饰之中,甚至是我们的身体内。
    • And you insinuate we are trying to dismiss the issue?
      而你竟然说是我们想停止讨论这个问题?
    • They insinuate that Israel had Hariri killed and that the effect of these events on Syria stands to benefit Israel more than any other country.
      他们暗示说,以色列刺杀了哈里里,而且相对于其它国家,(最近)这些事件对叙利亚的影响一定是对以色列更为有利。
    • What are you trying to insinuate?
      你在打什么哑谜?
    • Somehow he always manages to insinuate himself into our plans.
      不知用什么手段他总是能把他自己纳入到我们的计划中。