insinuate

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you say that someone insinuates that something bad is the case, you mean that they say it in an indirect way. 暗示[表不滿]
The libel claim followed an article that insinuated the president was lying. 一篇文章因暗示總統(tǒng)撒謊受到了誹謗索賠。
2. insinuationN-VAR
He speaks with rage of insinuations that there's a "gay mafia" in Hollywood. 他憤怒的放言影射好萊塢有一個(gè)“同性戀黑手黨”。
3. V-T If you say that someone insinuates themselves into a particular situation, you mean that they manage very cleverly, and perhaps dishonestly, to get into that situation. 巧妙地(或許不誠(chéng)實(shí)地)進(jìn)入[表不滿]
He gradually insinuated himself into her life. 他一步步巧妙地走進(jìn)了她的生活。