insinuate
英 [ɪn'sɪnjʊeɪt]
美[ɪn'sɪnjuet]
- vt. 暗示；使逐渐而巧妙地取得；使迂回地潜入
- vi. 暗讽；说含沙射影的话
词态变化
第三人称单数: insinuates;过去式: insinuated;过去分词: insinuated;现在分词: insinuating;
助记提示
1. in- "in" + sinu- + -ate.
2. => bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into.
3. => introduce tortuously or indirectly.
4. 也就是不直接说，而是拐弯抹角地说。
2. => bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into.
3. => introduce tortuously or indirectly.
4. 也就是不直接说，而是拐弯抹角地说。
中文词源
insinuate 影射，旁敲侧击
in-,进入，使，-sin,弯曲，词源同sine,sinuous.引申词义影射，旁敲侧击。
英英释意
- 1. introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner;
- "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
- 2. give to understand;
- "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
英文词源
- insinuate (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin insinuatus, past participle of insinuare "to throw in, push in, make a way; creep in, intrude, bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sinuare "to wind, bend, curve," from sinus "a curve, winding" (see sinus). Sense of "to introduce tortuously or indirectly" is from 1640s. Related: Insinuated; insinuating; insinuatingly.
实用场景例句
- The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife.
- 文章含沙射影地点出他和朋友的妻子有染。
牛津词典
- What are you trying to insinuate?
- 你拐弯抹角想说什么？
牛津词典
- an insinuating smile
- 暗示的微笑
牛津词典
- In the first act, the villain insinuates himself into the household of the man he intends to kill.
- 在第一幕中，恶棍混进了他企图谋杀的男子的家庭。
牛津词典
- She insinuated her right hand under his arm.
- 她悄悄把右手插到他胳膊底下。
牛津词典
- The libel claim followed an article which insinuated that the President was lying...
- 一篇文章因含沙射影声称总统撒谎而遭到诽谤索赔。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Are you insinuating that I smell?
- 你是在旁敲侧击地说我身上有臭味吗？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He gradually insinuated himself into her life.
- 他处心积虑终于一步步走进了她的生活。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He tried to insinuate himself into the boss's favor.
- 他设法巧妙地渐渐取得老板的欢心.
辞典例句
- He was very deferential. He was not trying to insinuate himself.
- 同时他只是惯于顺从的做这些事,而不是主观行为.
期刊摘选
- The rabbit died. What magistrate would find, or even venture to insinuate, anything against this?
- 对于这件事,一位位法官会出来反对, 或甚至暗示其中有什么不对的地方 呢 ?
期刊摘选
- It'seems to me you insinuate things about her.
- 我觉得你讲起她来,总有些弦外之音.
辞典例句
- Insinuate christianity into a person's mind.
- 使基督教的教义巧妙地渗入某人的心.
期刊摘选
- One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.
- 你只能缓和而巧妙地让其他念头进入痉挛性僵持的头脑.
期刊摘选
- This allows water to insinuate itself underneath and drill tunnels through the ice.
- 湖水从下面乘虚而人,在冰堤上开凿通道.
期刊摘选
- She insinuate to us that her partner have embezzle fund.
- 她旁敲侧击地指出她的合夥人盗用了资金.
期刊摘选
- And do you mean to insinuate that there is not a sort of devotion in that?
- 难道你还能拐弯儿抹角儿地说这不算是赤胆忠心 吗 ?
辞典例句
- He insinuate his doubt of her ability.
- 他暗示了他对她能力的怀疑.
期刊摘选
- I insinuate to her a thousand hints , which, as she is perfectly spiritual, she receives.
- 我已把我的情愫千百次灌注到她的心头, 她既是完美精神的化身, 就能理解我的心意.
辞典例句