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- a slight or indirect indication or suggestion暗示：
he has given no hint of his views.
他一点儿也没有透露自己的观点。
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- a small piece of practical information or advice提示：
handy hints about what to buy.
有关买什么的有用提示。
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- a very small trace of something细微迹象, 线索：
Randall smiled with a hint of mockery.
兰德尔微笑着, 带着一丝嘲笑的意味。
no obj.
1- suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly暗示：
the Minister hinted at a possible change of heart
部长暗示可能要改变立场
with clause Edwards has hinted that he will dispose of his majority shareholding.爱德华兹已暗示他将转让他所持有的大部分股权。
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hint at
(of a thing) be a slight or possible indication of（事物）暗示着, 表明：the restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within.
连体房屋不起眼的正面正是在暗示内藏的巨富。
短语
take a（或 the） hint
- understand and act on a hint领会暗示：
she tried to put him off but he didn't take the hint.
她试图让他下车, 但他没领会她的暗示。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'occasion, opportunity'）： apparently from obsolete hent 'grasp, get hold of', from Old English hentan, of Germanic origin; related to HUNT. The basic notion is 'something that may be taken advantage of'.