hint /hɪnt/ CET4 TEM4 ( hinting, hinted, hints )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A hint is a suggestion about something that is made in an indirect way. 暗示

  例：

  I'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work up here.

  我暗示要在这里举办一次他的作品展。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If you take a hint, you understand something that is suggested to you indirectly. 领会暗示

  例：

  "I think I hear the telephone ringing."—"Okay, I can take a hint."

  “我想我听见了电话在响。”—“好的，我明白你的意思。”

• 3. 

  V-I If you hint at something, you suggest it in an indirect way. 暗示

  例：

  She hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort.

  她暗示可以找找乐子什么的。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A hint is a helpful piece of advice, usually about how to do something. 建议

  例：

  Here are some helpful hints to make your journey easier.

  这里是一些有用的建议，可以使你的旅途更舒适。

• 5. 

  N-SING A hint of something is a very small amount of it. 微量

  例：

  She added only a hint of vermouth to the gin.

  她往杜松子酒里只加了一点儿苦艾酒。