Insinuate
[ ɪn'sɪnjuet ]
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v. 暗示;巧妙或迂回地潜入;（使）缓慢进入;慢慢伸入;
💡 词根助记
in进入+sinu暗示；巧妙巴结弯曲+ate动词后缀→进入弯曲→不直接表达→
📝 例句
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
It seems to me you insinuate things about her.
我觉得你讲起她来，总有些弦外之音。
"I don't insinuate at all," said Peggotty.
“我说话从来不会拐弯抹角的，”皮哥提说。
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？
insinuate; insinuation
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🌱 联想助记
【记】in-前缀“不”,sinuate-弯曲:暗示就是不直接说出来而绕弯说出来
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
insinuate
v
1 [Tn, Dn.pr, Tf, Dpr.f]
~ sth (to sb) suggest sth (to sb) unpleasantly and indirectly （向某人）旁敲侧击示意某事物
What are you insinuating? 你旁敲侧击, 究竟指的是什麽?
Are you insinuating that I am a liar? 你绕来绕去是否暗指我撒谎?
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth/oneself into sth (fml 文) place sth/oneself smoothly and stealthily into sth 使某事物[自己]悄然潜入某事物中
insinuate one's body/person into a narrow opening 使自己的身体[自己]小心翼翼地钻入狭窄的孔隙中
(fig derog 比喻, 贬) insinuate oneself into sb's favour, ie ingratiate oneself with sb 巧妙地逐渐取得某人的宠信.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'sinjueit]vt. 巴结, 暗示, 使滋长vi. 旁敲侧击
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Do you think we can get a loan?
你觉得我们能得到贷款吗？
I will be leaving the hospital in December.
我将在十二月份出院。
I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there!
我曾把它放在门边的椅子上，可这会儿不见了！