"intimating" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 暗示
• 示意

Definition

以间接方式表达某事；暗示或提示某事而不是直接说出。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

比 'hinting' 更正式且不常用，多用于书面语或正式场合，常接 'that' ('intimating that...')。不要与 'intimate'（亲密）或 'intimidate'（恐吓）混淆。

Examples

He was intimating that he wanted to leave early.

他在**暗示**他想早点离开。

She kept intimating that something was wrong.

她一直在**暗示**有什么不对劲。

By intimating his plans, he helped us prepare.

通过**暗示**他的计划，他帮助我们做好了准备。

Is he intimating that this whole thing was a mistake?

他是在**暗示**这一切都是个错误吗？

Without intimating anything directly, she made her opinion very clear.

她没有**直接暗示**，但她的观点很明确。

People started whispering after he began intimating changes were coming.

他开始**暗示**会有变化后，人们开始窃窃私语。