insinuation

n (a) [U] insinuating 旁敲侧击; 巧妙地进入; 巴结: blacken sb's character by insinuation 含沙射影地贬低某人的品格. (b) [C] ~ (that...) thing that is insinuated; indirect suggestion 影射; 暗示的批评; 讨好的委婉话; 谀词: I object to your (unpleasant) insinuations! 我讨厌你那些(令人不快的)拐弯抹角的话!


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