insinuate

KK [ˏɪnˋsɪnjuet] /ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/

動詞

  1. 1

    暗示、影射、含沙射影多指負面內容

    He insinuated that I had copied someone else's work.

    他暗示我抄了別人的作品。

  2. 2

    巧妙擠入、逐步取得、鑽營常搭配 oneself into

    She insinuated herself into the boss's inner circle within months.

    她在幾個月內就巧妙地擠進了老闆的核心圈子。

  3. 3

    滲入、慢慢灌輸正式

    Such prejudices insinuate themselves into everyday conversation.

    這類偏見會慢慢滲入日常對話中。

insinuate — 英漢字典