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单词 insinuation
释义
insinuation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ɪnˌsɪn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪnˌsɪn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
theactionofsuggesting, without beingdirect, that somethingunpleasantistrue:
影射
[+ that]Weresentthese insinuationsthatwe are notcapableofleadingthecompanyforward.我们很讨厌那些影射我们无法领导公司进步的说法。
Irejectthe insinuation behindyourquestion.我拒绝你的问题背后的影射之意。
Synonyms
hint(INDIRECT STATEMENT)
implication
imputationformal
indication(SIGN)
innuendo
intimationformal
suggestion
See
insinuate
More examples
  • Helookedinsultedby her insinuation.
  • Shedeniesall otherallegationsand insinuations.
  • Headmittedthat such insinuation used tobotherhim.
  • Thearticlewas nothing butinnuendoand insinuation.
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(Definition ofinsinuationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsinuation

insinuation
In truth, his efforts meet with a lack of evidence in this period, too, which he fills with assumptions and insinuations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not all will be convinced by his argument byinsinuation, but the case is well put.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Through insinuations of avarice, especially incriminating when a tribesman's generosity is a mark of honor, a subtle, ironic inversion of valuation is intimated.
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Theinsinuationis that she is a second-class citizen.
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I find theinsinuationin the rhymes of this version both unfunny and offensive.
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One exceptionally potent source for these insinuations is the recording industry in its attempts to control markets.
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In these other cases, though, there are no incontrovertible witnesses to summon to the bar, as we did here, to testify to the hollowness of the insinuations.
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Dramatists of the time often seem quite deliberately to have chosen either to adapt old plays or to base their plots on safely remote history when making risky insinuations.
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There is no foundation for theinsinuationcontained in the last part of the question.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Here, insinuations have been made which are completely unproven.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I say that one fact annihilates all the suspicion, all theinsinuation, and all the innuendo we find here and everywhere else.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In short, the motion of censure is based on a gratuitousinsinuation.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In my view we might have done without such insinuations on the part of an all too candid friend.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What possible justification can there be for all thisinsinuationand slander?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Our view, to which we adhere, is that qualifying bodies would have regard to solid evidence rather than to hints or insinuations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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