"take the hint" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 領會暗示
• 明白暗示

Definition

理解對方含蓄表達的意思，通常指別人沒有直接說出來。如果你「領會暗示」，你就明白了對方真正想表達的內容。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語表達，多見於社交場合。通常用在對方用暗示、側面表達卻沒被領會時。像是“你怎麼就領會不到我的暗示呢？”表示對方沒懂你的意思。

Examples

She kept looking at the door, hoping he would take the hint and leave.

她一直看門，希望他能**領會暗示**自己離開。

If you want him to stop talking, maybe he'll take the hint if you look at your watch.

如果你希望他別再說話，也許你看下手錶他就會**明白暗示**。

He didn't take the hint, so I had to tell him directly.

他沒有**領會暗示**，所以我只好直接說了。

Okay, I'll leave now—no need to say more, I can take the hint.

好吧，我現在就走——不用再說了，我**明白暗示**了。

Some people never take the hint, no matter how obvious you make it.

有些人總是**領會不到暗示**，無論多明顯。

I dropped so many hints about being tired, but she just wouldn’t take the hint.

我暗示了好多次自己很累，但她就是不**明白暗示**。