学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3427 insinuate

 今天我们要学的词是 insinuate¹.

 

insinuate 的意思是暗示，含沙射影。House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez recently insinuated² that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a racist³ for criticizing her. 众议员科特兹最近暗示众议院议长佩洛西对她进行批评，是一名种族主义者。

 

insinuate 也有谄媚，巴结上的意思。 

 

1 insinuate   

vt.含沙射影地说，暗示

参考例句：

• He tried to insinuate himself into the boss's favor.他设法巧妙地渐渐取得老板的欢心。
• It seems to me you insinuate things about her.我觉得你讲起她来，总有些弦外之音。

2 insinuated   

v.暗示( insinuate的过去式和过去分词 )；巧妙或迂回地潜入；（使）缓慢进入；慢慢伸入

参考例句：

• The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife. 文章含沙射影地点出他和朋友的妻子有染。
• She cleverly insinuated herself into his family. 她巧妙地混进了他的家庭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。