1 VERB 含沙射影地说;旁敲侧击地指出;暗示 If you say that someone insinuates that something bad is the case, you mean that they say it in an indirect way. 含沙射影地说;旁敲侧击地指出;暗示 [disapproval] [Also VERB n]
SYN imply, suggest, hint, indicate
insinuation -
He speaks with rage of insinuations that there's a 'gay mafia' in Hollywood.
他含沙射影地怒称好莱坞有一个“同性恋黑手党”。
-
I just don't think it's right to bring a good man down by rumour and insinuation.
我只是认为通过散播谣言与影射中伤的方式毁掉一个好人是不道德的。
2 VERB 使逐渐而巧妙地取得;使迂回潜入(或挤入) If you say that someone insinuates themselves into a particular situation, you mean that they manage very cleverly, and perhaps dishonestly, to get into that situation. 使逐渐而巧妙地取得;使迂回潜入(或挤入) [disapproval] [Also VERB n preposition]
| Word Link | sinu ≈ curve : insinuate, sinuous, sinus |
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years