| 释义 |
hint /hɪnt/► SEE ALLtake a/the hintdrop a hint (to sb)drop sb a hint
●take a/the ˈhintunderstand what sb wants you to do, even though they tell you in an indirect way 心领神会；领会某人的暗示◆She yawned and said, ‘Goodness, it’s late.’ ‘OK,’ said Pete, ‘I can take a hint. I’ll go now.’
她打了个哈欠说：“天啊，都这么晚了。”“好吧，”皮特说，“我明白了，我该走了。”◆Sarah hoped he’d take the hint and leave her alone.
萨拉希望他能够明白她的意思，别再打扰她。●drop a ˈhint (to sb)●drop sb a ˈhintsuggest sth in an indirect way 给（某人）暗示◆He tried to drop a hint about it being time to leave, but they didn’t seem to take any notice.他使劲暗示该离开了，可是他们好像没有注意。◆She’s dropped me a few hints about what she’d like for her birthday.她暗示过我几次她想要什么生日礼物。 |