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单词 inkling
释义
inkling
noun[Cusually singular,U]
uk
/ˈɪŋ.klɪŋ/us
/ˈɪŋ.klɪŋ/
afeelingthat something istrueorlikelytohappen,althoughyou are notcertain:
略知；模糊的印象
[+ that]I didn'thavetheslightestinklingthatshe wasunhappy.我根本不知道她不高兴。
He must have had some inklingofwhat washappening.他当时对发生的事一定有所了解。
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(Definition ofinklingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inkling| American Dictionary

inkling
noun[U]
us
/ˈɪŋk·lɪŋ/
aslightideathat something istrueorlikelytohappen,althoughit is notcertain:
Shesawthelookon Nick’sfacebut had no inkling of what itmeant.
(Definition ofinklingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinkling

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This might lead us to conclude that in another millennium there will be important concepts that we have noinklingof now.
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It is the back cover, however, that contains the firstinklingof her tale.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some in the media seem to have someinklingof these inequalities, though they show little critical thought about the situation.
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This is because in order to understand what these words mean, the child needs someinklingof the meanings of the common nouns that surround them.
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However, when we began these experiments we had noinklingof the wide variation that exists in normal animals, so we did not adopt this approach.
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It will be used and used again by generations of researchers, who probably will have noinklingof how much time, dedication and work was needed to compile it.
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In any case; it is in the work of others who have noinklingof the true spirit of fugue and the true essence of counterpoint.
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I had noinklingof just how true that is.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I have no doubt that our naval authorities have someinkling.
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I invite him to intervene to give us aninklingabout that policy.
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They have not given us the faintestinklingto-night of what their policy is to be.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is almost impossible to believe that the administration had noinklingof what was going on.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I had to read it five times to get anyinklingof its meaning.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have got aninklingof the facts about production; we have noinklingas to the facts about distribution.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He does not seem to have aninklingof the axiom that every single year must pay for itself and not for any other year.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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