allude
/əˈljuːd/verb
no obj.(allude to)
1- suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at暗示, 间接提到; 暗指：
she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name.
她有办法影射琼而不提及她的名字。
1.1
- mention without discussing at length略加提及：
we will allude briefly to the main points.
我们将简单提及要点。
1.2
- (of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it（艺术家, 艺术品）使人想起（从前的作品或风格）：
the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting.
这些照片让人联想起意大利的巴洛克绘画。
词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'hint at， suggest'）： from Latin alludere, from ad- 'towards'+ ludere 'to play'.