insinuate

大学 FREQ #35004

vt. 巴结, 暗示, 使滋长 vi. 旁敲侧击

发音

UK /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
US /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
AU

词形变化

insinuated insinuates 三单 insinuates insinuateth insinuating insinuating 现在分词 insinuated 过去式 insinuated 过去分词 more insinuate 比较级 most insinuate 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

暗示；使逐渐而巧妙地取得；使迂回地潜入

动词

暗讽；说含沙射影的话

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.

    影射

    She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.

  2. 2.

    To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.

    罕用

    1728-1729, John Woodward, An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England Water will insinuate itself into Flints through certain imperceptible Cracks

  3. 3.

    To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.

    比喻 引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Insinuated.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

intimate adumbrate

上位词 4

suggest introduce hint bring in

词源

First attested in 1529; Borrowed from Latin īnsinuātus, perfect passive participle of īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”) -ō (verb-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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