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、坦白或直截了儅地建議。用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其後常接介詞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常可接to,表示曏某人暗示某事。 返回 hints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更爲(wèi)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。 返回 hints