"hinting" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 暗示
• 提示（说话或行动）

Definition

当某人通过暗示而不是直接说出来，给出线索或建议某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Hinting”通常用于非正式场合，表示用不直接说出来的方式给出建议或线索。常见用法有“hinting that...”、“keeps hinting about...”。与“telling”不同，后者是直接表达。

Examples

She is hinting that she wants a new phone.

她在**暗示**她想要一部新手机。

I am hinting at the answer, but he doesn't get it.

我在**提示**答案，但他没明白。

He keeps hinting that he wants to leave early.

他一直在**暗示**他想早点走。

Are you hinting that I shouldn't come?

你在**暗示**我不该来吗？

She was hinting all night, but I didn't pick up on it.

她整晚都在**暗示**，但我没察觉。

Instead of saying it directly, he’s always hinting around the topic.

他总是绕着弯子**暗示**，不直接说出来。