hinting

常用用法

v. (動(dòng)詞)

hint的基本意思是用間接方式表達(dá)思想,即“暗示”,可指暗中地或間接地建議,也可指缺少直率、坦白或直截了當(dāng)?shù)亟ㄗh。用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其后常接介詞at, about或of; 用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),可以名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ),也可接that從句。
hint?？山觮o,表示向某人暗示某事。

詞語(yǔ)辨析

v. (動(dòng)詞)

hint, intimate, suggest

這組詞的共同意思是“暗示”,其區(qū)別是：
hint和intimate指用間接、含蓄的語(yǔ)言“暗示”, intimate更為坦白; suggest可指直接“建議”,也可指暗中流露。例如:
He hinted his dissatisfaction with her work.他暗示了對(duì)她工作的不滿。
She hinted that it was time we left.她暗示我們?cè)撟吡恕?/li>
He intimated that he intended to marry her.他暗示要娶她。
The dean intimated his approval of the plan.系主任表明同意這一計(jì)劃。