insinuation
美音:
[ın´sınju´eıʃən
]英音:
[ın´sınju´eıʃən
]n.暗示,暗讽
难易程度:
insinuation为短语/超纲词汇
词根
sinu=curve(弯曲),sinus(窦)
近义词, 同义词
insinuation
/ɪn,sɪnjʊ'eɪʃn; ɪn,sɪnju`eʃən/
n
(a) [U] insinuating 旁敲侧击; 巧妙地进入; 巴结
*blacken sb's character by insinuation 含沙射影地贬低某人的品格.
(b) [C] ~ (that...) thing that is insinuated; indirect suggestion 影射; 暗示的批评; 讨好的委婉话; 谀词
*I object to your (unpleasant) insinuations! 我讨厌你那些(令人不快的)拐弯抹角的话!
insinuation
n
[C]
something that someone says which seems to mean something unpleasant, but does not say this openly
She rejected the insinuation that she was partly to blame.
[U]
when someone says something insinuating