hint

英 [hɪnt] 美 [hɪnt]

• n. 暗示
• v. 暗示；示意

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 暗示,示意

   suggest or mention indirectly

n. (名词)

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

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 暗示，示意
2. 少许，微量，少量
3. 提示，指点，启示
4. 建议
5. 迹象
6. 注意事项
7. 线索
8. 点滴
9. 说明
10. 考虑
11. 兆头，征兆
12. 秘诀， 窍门
13. 领会某人的暗示

v. 动词

1. 作暗示，暗示
2. 透露
3. 表示，示意， 提示
4. 给…暗示

英英释义

Noun:

1. an indirect suggestion;

   "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
   

2. a slight indication

3. a slight but appreciable amount;

   "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
   

4. a just detectable amount;

   "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
   

5. an indication of potential opportunity;

   "he got a tip on the stock market"
   "a good lead for a job"
   

Verb:

1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

例句

用作名词 (n.)

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。

用作动词 (v.)

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。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He hinted nothing of his intentions.
   他没有暗示他的用意。
2. He hinted his dissatisfaction with her work.
   他暗示了对她工作的不满。

S+～+that-clause

1. I hinted that she should go.
   我暗示她必须去。
2. He hinted that things were not going well.
   他暗示事情正在变糟。
3. She hinted that it was time we left.
   她暗示我们该走了。
4. They hinted that they had lost a great deal of money.
   他们暗示丢了一大笔钱。

S+～+to pron./n.+n. /that-clause

1. He hinted to me nothing of his intentions.
   他一点也没有向我暗示他的意图。
2. They hinted to us that they would take our suggestion.
   他们向我们暗示说,他们将采纳我们的建议。
3. Why don't you hint to the director that it's time you had a rise in pay?
   你为何不暗示厂长现在你该提薪了?

用作名词 (n.)

1. He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.
   他暗示我在受人欺骗。
2. There's a subtle hint of garlic in the sauce.
   调味汁里稍微有一点蒜味。
3. This list of hints help the new students a lot.
   这一系列的建议对新生帮助很大。

经典引文

• It is my hint to speak.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• 'I'm sure he is very rich, Fred,' hinted Scrooge's niece.

  出自： Dickens

• Already at Rome he had hinted to her that they might be suitable for each other.

  出自： E. M. Forster

• Nothing was definitely said, but a great deal was hinted.

  出自： R. G. Collingwood

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

hint at〔about〕 (v.+prep.)

暗示某事 suggest or mention indirectly to (sth)
hint at〔about〕 sth/v-ing
What on earth are you hinting at?

你到底在暗示什么?
I hinted at his imprudence.

我曾暗示他的不谨慎。
Again and again she hinted about the intention of her visit to me.

她反复向我暗示她来访的意图。
He hinted at the impossibility of winding up the work in two months.

他暗示要在两个月内结束这项工作是不可能的。
He hinted at having won a great deal of money.

他暗示已经赢了很多钱。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• 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

～+介词

• 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

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• 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

形容词+～

• 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

介词+～

• 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

～+介词

• 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

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. 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。
2. hint常可接to,表示向某人暗示某事。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

hint, intimate, suggest

• 这组词的共同意思是“暗示”,其区别是：
• hint和intimate指用间接、含蓄的语言“暗示”, intimate更为坦白; suggest可指直接“建议”,也可指暗中流露。例如:
• He hinted his dissatisfaction with her work.他暗示了对她工作的不满。
• She hinted that it was time we left.她暗示我们该走了。
• He intimated that he intended to marry her.他暗示要娶她。
• The dean intimated his approval of the plan.系主任表明同意这一计划。

词源解说

• ☆ 1604年进入英语，直接源自古英语的hentan，意为抓住。

近反义词

【近义词】

• bit
• notion
• suggestion

【反义词】

• announce
• declare