There were subtle hints in his letter.

他的信中有些微妙的暗示。

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。

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。

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。

They always hint around that way.

她们总是喜欢绕圈子。

Your eyes hint that there's something you're afraid of.

你的眼神示意你在担心某件事。

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。

They hinted (that) there might be more job losses.

他们暗示说可能会有更多人失业。

What are you hinting at?

你在暗示什么？

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。

I thought they'd never go'u2500some 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。

handy hints on saving money

省钱妙诀

The walls were painted white with a hint of peach.

墙壁粉刷成了略呈桃红的白色。

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。

a hint of a smile

一丝笑意

At the first hint of trouble, they left.

他们一发现有点不妙的迹象就离开了。

Should I drop a hint (= give a hint ) to Matt?

我应该给马特一点暗示吗？

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。

I glanced at her and saw no hint of irony on her face.

我瞥了她一眼，没有在她的脸上看到一丝嘲弄。

She added only a hint of vermouth to the gin...

她只在杜松子酒里加了少许苦艾酒。

I'm hoping to get some fashion hints.

我希望能得到一些有关时尚的建议。

Here are some helpful hints to make your journey easier...

几条有用的建议可以让你的旅途更轻松。

Criticism is hinted at, but never made explicit...

批评总是含沙射影，但从未明说。

She suggested a trip to the shops and hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort...

她建议去逛逛商店，并暗示可能要请客。

I'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work up here...

我已经暗示要在这里举办一次他的作品展。

The Minister gave a strong hint that the government were thinking of introducing tax concessions for mothers...

部长明显地暗示政府正在考虑对母亲们实行税收减免。

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.

I took the hint and left at once.

我领会了暗示立即离开了.

There's a subtle hint of garlic in the sauce.

调味汁里稍微有一点蒜味.

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.

I've tipped you a wink or signalled to you on the sly many times, but before you took the hint others had already noticed.

我多次向你使眼色,又给你递暗号,别人都明白了, 你却没有反应.

As a hint that it was time for us to go, Mr. Brown looked at his watch.

布朗先生看了看手表, 示意我们应该动身了.

He quickly took the hint.

一点他就明白了.

He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.

他暗示我在受人欺骗.

There was a hint of accusation in her voice.

她的话音中暗含指责的意思.

You were too obtuse to take the hint.

你太迟钝了,没有理解这种暗示.

He threw out a hint regarding bonuses at the end of the year.

他暗示了有关年终奖的事.

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?

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。

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。

～+副词

• hint%20barely%E3%80%94openly%E3%80%95">hint barely〔openly〕公开地暗示
• hint%20bashfully">hint bashfully忸怩地暗示
• hint%20broadly%E3%80%94vaguely%E3%80%95">hint broadly〔vaguely〕隐约地暗示
• hint%20curiously">hint curiously好奇地暗示
• hint%20gently">hint gently悄悄地暗示
• hint%20obliquely">hint obliquely转弯抹角地暗示
• hint%20obscurely">hint obscurely模糊地暗示
• hint%20privately">hint privately隐蔽地暗示
• hint%20significantly">hint significantly意味深长地暗示
• hint%20suggestively">hint suggestively启发地暗示
• hint%20unintelligibly">hint unintelligibly无知地暗示
• hint%20wickedly">hint wickedly邪恶地暗示

～+介词

• hint%20about%E3%80%94at%E3%80%95">hint about〔at〕暗示
• hint%20at%20resignation">hint at resignation暗示辞职
• hint%20of">hint of暗示出
• hint%20to%20sb">hint to sb向某人暗示

动词+～

• hint">convey〔furnish〕 a hint给人暗示
• hint">drop〔give〕 sb a hint暗示一下某人
• hint">take a hint接受暗示,领悟

形容词+～

• hint">broad〔obvious〕 hint明显的暗示
• hint">delicate〔gentle〕 hint微妙〔温和〕的暗示
• hint">the merest hint最起码的暗示

介词+～

• hint">at a hint一见…的迹象
• hint%20of%20suspicion">with a hint of suspicion带几分怀疑地
• hint%20of">with the hint of有…的暗示

～+介词

• hint%20about">a hint about关于…的提示
• hint%20about%20the%20answer">a hint about the answer关于答案的提示
• hint%20as%20to">a hint as to关于…的暗示
• hint%20at%20%E2%80%A6">a hint at …的暗示
• hint%20at%20one%27s%20anxiety">a hint at one's anxiety暗示别人自己很着急
• hints%20for%20travelers">hints for travelers旅行者须知
• hint%20from%20sb">a hint from sb某人的暗示
• hint%20of%20%E2%80%A6">a hint of …的迹象,一点点…
• hint%20of%20suspicion">a hint of suspicion有点怀疑
• hints%20on%20cooking">hints on cooking烹调经验点滴

• 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

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。

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。

• ☆ 1604年进入英语，直接源自古英语的hentan，意为抓住。