hint

hint /hint/
  • danh từ
    • lời gợi ý; lời nói bóng gió, lời nói ám chỉ
      • to drop (give) a hint: gợi ý, nói bóng gió
      • a broad hint: lời ám chi khá lộ liễu
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) chút xíu, tí ti, dấu vết
      • not the slightest hint of...: không có một chút nào..., không có mảy may một dấu vết nào...
  • ngoại động từ
    • gợi ý nhẹ nhàng; nói bóng nói gió, nói ám chỉ
    • nội động từ (+ at)
      • gợi ý nhẹ nhàng, nói bóng gió, nói ám chỉ (đến cái gì)
     gợi ý

    Xem thêm: intimation, breath, clue, touch, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon, trace, suggestion, tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, suggest



    hint

    Từ điển Collocation

    hint noun

    1 suggestion

    ADJ. broad, clear, heavy, strong He gave a broad hint that he was on the verge of leaving. | gentle, subtle, veiled | tantalizing

    VERB + HINT drop, give (sb) I dropped a few subtle hints about the payment being due. | get, take OK, I get the hint! Can't you take a hint and leave me alone?

    PREP. ~ about, ~ from a hint from my boss about my absences from the office | ~ to Is that a hint to me to leave?

    2 small amount of sth

    ADJ. strong a dish with a strong hint of garlic | faint, merest, slightest The slightest hint of gossip upset her.

    PREP. ~ of There was a hint of amusement in his voice.

    PHRASES at the first hint of sth At the first hint of trouble, I will call the police.

    3 piece of advice

    ADJ. handy, helpful, practical, useful

    VERB + HINT give (sb)

    PREP. ~ about The book gives some useful hints about how to plan your garden. | ~ on a book full of handy hints on painting and decorating

    Từ điển WordNet

      v.

    • drop a hint; intimate by a hint; suggest

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    hints|hinted|hinting
    syn.: imply insinuate intimate suggest