intimation
英 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]
美 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]
n. 透露; 间接表示; 暗示
复数：intimations
BNC.18734 / COCA.21089
牛津词典
noun
- 透露；间接表示；暗示
the act of stating sth or of making it known, especially in an indirect way- There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
他的医生没有透露他的病情很严重。
- There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 暗示;提示
Anintimationis an indirect suggestion or sign that something is likely to happen or be true.- ...intimations of mortality...
濒临死亡的征兆 - I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。
- ...intimations of mortality...
英英释义
noun
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- he had no inkling what was about to happen
- an indirect suggestion
- not a breath of scandal ever touched her
双语例句
- The first intimation of this was the ecology movement of the1970s, which alerted us to the fact that some of you were awakening to a recognition of the overwhelming importance of nature.
第一次的关于此的正式宣告发生在1970年代的生态运动，提醒你们一个事实：你们中的一些人被唤醒了，认识到破坏大自然的后果。 - The intimation of vehicles speed distribution and run time distribution is also given, as well as the applicable range of each platoon dispersion model.
通过数据处理，给出了车队离散过程中的多点流量图式以及多段的车速分布。 - Hopkins sent me the earliest intimation.
霍普金斯最先将情况通知我。 - Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending;
约瑟夫在地窖的深处咕哝着，可是并不打算上来。 - Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything.
布朗象没有听见似的，无任何表示。 - Mrs. Reynolds respect for Elizabeth seemed to increase on this intimation of her knowing her master.
雷诺奶奶听到伊丽莎白跟她主人相熟，便好象益发敬重她。 - They were too proud to give any intimation of their financial difficulties.
他们太骄傲，不敢让别人知道他们的财政困难。 - But even understood in this way, the intimation given by the title is disputed by biblical scholars.
但即使在这样的理解，所给予的暗示的标题是有争议的圣经学者。 - His suicide attempt was the first intimation of how depressed he was.
他的自杀未遂第一次表明是他多么抑郁。 - Has she given any intimation of her intentions?
她有没有给出关于她的意图的任何暗示？