hint
美 [hɪnt] 
英 [hɪnt]
- n.提示；暗示；迹象；窍门
- v.暗示；透露；示意
- 网络线索；启示；提示信息
词形变化
复数：hints 现在分词：hinting 过去式：hinted 同义词
英汉双解
1. | 暗示；提示；示意something that you say or do in an indirect way in order to show sb what you are thinking |
| He gave a broad hint(= one that was obvious) that he was thinking of retiring. 他几乎明示他正在考虑退休。 |
| Should I drop a hint(= give a hint ) to Matt? 我应该给马特一点暗示吗？ |
2. | 征兆；迹象something that suggests what will happen in the future |
| At the first hint of trouble, they left. 他们一发现有点不妙的迹象就离开了。 |
3. | [ususing] ~ (of sth) 少许；少量a small amount of sth |
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| There was more than a hint of sadness in his voice. 他的声音中流露出了深切的悲伤。 |
| The walls were painted white with a hint of peach. 墙壁粉刷成了略呈桃红的白色。 |
4. | [usupl] ~ (on sth) 秘诀；窍门a small piece of practical information or advice |
| handy hints on saving money 省钱妙诀 |
1. | [i][t] 暗示；透露；示意to suggest sth in an indirect way |
| What are you hinting at? 你在暗示什么？ |
| They hinted (that) there might be more job losses. 他们暗示说可能会有更多人失业。 |
| ‘I might know something about it,’ he hinted. “这事我也许知道一些。”他暗示道。 |
习惯用语
take a/the hint
领会某人的暗示to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way
| I thought they'd never go─some people just can't take a hint. 我以为他们永远也不会走的 — 有些人就是不会看眼色。 |
| Sarah hoped he'd take the hint and leave her alone. 萨拉希望他能明白她的意思，不来打扰她。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
In July China's microblogging services relabelled themselves as "beta" versions, a possible hint that this was all just an experiment.
7月，中国的微博服务商重新贴出了“测试”版的标签，这就像是一条可能的线索，表明所有的一切都仅仅是一项实验。
He seemed to hint that nothing but the right "values" was of any consequence.
他仿佛在表示，只有真正的“价值”才有意义。
He twisted and turned about with all his might, but he got a good squeeze from the boy's hand, as a hint for him to keep quiet.
他用尽全身的力气扭动身子可换来的是小男孩的用力一捏，那是警告他安静点。
I glanced up at my window and he must have took that as a hint that I wasn't trying to make because he quickly dropped his hand from mine.
我看了一眼就在我的窗前，他必须把这当作是一个暗示，我没有试图让他迅速下降，因为从我自己的手。
There was certainly no hint of any troubles or any indication of what was going to happen a few hours later.
没有一丝不对劲的地方，没有一丝征兆，而几个小时之后，悲剧就发生了。
The idealized title family in this book experiences nothing but unending glee, without the slightest hint of normal conflict or aggression.
这本书描绘的理想家庭没有经历过一丝挫折，只有无穷无尽的欢声笑语。
Then finally to a red herring, and then only on the rest of my small and a little hint of the Secretary of the reaction.
话终于转到了正题，再余下的就只需要我的一点点暗示和小秘书的反应了。
The air is warm with a hint of green. By the door, my laundry glares at me from their baskets.
空气中孕育着绿色的温暖，门边篮子中的衣服怒视着我。
The remarks came just a day after a hint from China that it could let the renminbi appreciate in the coming months.
就在一天之前，中国暗示可能会在未来几个月允许人民币升值。
His eyes flickered up at me from under his lashes, the hint of a smirk on his face.
他的眼睛从睫毛下飞快地看了我一眼，脸上露出一丝坏笑。
But, he never justified himself by a hint tending that way, or tried to bend the past out of its eternal shape.
不过他并没有表示出他的这种看法，也没有表示对已经铸成事实的往事有什么懊悔屈服。
This scar was the only hint of Harry's very mysterious past, of the reason he had been left on the Dursleys'doorstep eleven years before.
这条疤痕是哈利神秘过去的唯一线索，由于这缘故十一年前他被遗弃在杜史林家的阶梯上。
When my elder brother brought his girlfriend round to meet all the family, he gave a broad hint that they were to become engaged quite soon.
我哥哥把她的女朋友带来同全家人见面，那清楚地暗示了他们不久就将订婚。
The USE PLAN query hint can be used when the plan for the query is suboptimal and you know of a better execution plan for the query.
当查询的计划不理想而且您知道更好的查询执行计划时，可以使用USEPLAN查询提示。
The fact that Saudi Arabia agreed to sit down with Israel at this meeting may hint that Bush is ready to act on that point.
沙特阿拉伯同意在会议上与以色列坐下来谈，这个事实可能暗示布什准备在这一点上采取行动。
China reaffirmed its current policy stance, giving no hint that it was ready to stoke domestic demand by letting the yuan rise.
中国则是重申目前的政策立场，丝毫没有暗示准备让人民币升值以刺激内需。
She said the hint had come from an anonymous - but impeccable - royal contact.
她说消息是来自王室内部匿名的人士。
Most towns of any size will have some sort of athletic contest going on. (Hint: Cheer for the home team).
任何规模的城镇都会举行一些运动比赛。（提示：为主场队伍加油）。
The hint of a link tarnished Scargill and yet trust of him amongst striking miners remained firm.
暗示与不明款项有染令斯卡吉尔声誉受损，然而，他在矿工中的威信依然牢不可破。
" okay, with that your first order is to stop telling me I' m beautiful anymore, understood? " She says with a hint of smile.
既然这样，你要遵守的第一个妻命就是不许再夸我漂亮，明白没？
He never dropped the smallest hint to you or any of your family.
他并未向你或你家里的任何人透露过一点点口风。
He seemed to hint that nothing but the right "values" was of any consequence.
他仿佛在表示，只有真正的“价值”才有意义。
There was a hint of accusation in her voice.
她的话音中暗含谴责的意思。
Politics were her abiding interest, and she would talk about the heights she planned to achieve, without a hint of humility or uncertainty.
她最大的兴趣是政治，并且常常毫不掩饰地谈出自己打算取得什么地位。
It was the barest hint of a smile.
那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。
Their first hint of trouble came in May 1985.
1985年5月他们预感到不妙。
Checking your work on various systems will begin to hint at how much further you have to go.
在各种系统中检验网站，可以让你了解还需要作哪些工作。
ACE warm hint: Positive attitude may help you to overcome difficulties, to see hopes, to keep the aggressive and robust fighting will.
ACE温馨提示：积极的心态有助于人们克服困难，使人看到希望，保持进取的旺盛斗志。
There was nobody to tell him, to hint him, to give him at least a word of advice.
没有人告诉他，或暗示他，或起码给他一句忠言。
But Dobby's eyes were wide and he seemed to be trying to give Harry a hint.
可是多比的眼睛瞪大了，似乎想给哈利一个暗示，
By no means shall you hint to me that you are perfect and right all the time. Once I find that you are not, I will get hit.
千万不要暗示您是完美无缺、一贯正确的。因为一旦我发现您并不完美，您也可能犯错误，我会很会打击的。
However, graffiti is not a hint, just for the people who were not know a lot of graffiti, it has high risk to be misunderstood.
然而，涂鸦也并不一定是隐喻——只是对于处境于其思维网络之外的人群而言——有着极高被误读的风险。
Is the name of a local variable used in a query, to which a value may be assigned for use with the OPTIMIZE FOR query hint.
在查询中使用的本地变量的名称，可以为其分配用于OPTIMIZEFOR查询提示的值。
He received a broad hint that they did not want him to call again.
他得到明白的示意，他们不希望他再去拜访。
In 2008, Burger King came out with "Flame, " which they describe as a "scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat. "
2008年，汉堡王推出了一款“火焰”香水，他们将之形容为“带有一点烤肉味道的诱人香气。”
This was clearly a shout-out to the US, and indirectly a subtle hint to the Bank of Japan to refrain from direct FX market intervention.
这当然指向美国，也间接隐晦指向日本央行，暗示后者不要直接干预汇市。
At that point I expected him to reveal at least a hint of anger at what I had done, but there wasn't even a dramatic folding of the arms.
这时侯，我非常期望看出哪怕是一点点对我所做所为表示愤怒的暗示，但是他甚至连胳膊都没动。
This "open door policy" is a pleasure that combines the physical sensation with a sense of personal liberation and a hint of naughtiness.
这种“开门政策”可以说是一种享受，其融合身体感受，身心解放和少许的调皮。
Seems to me to be a perfect candidate for a big band treatment (hint, hint).
在我看来这似乎是个改编成大乐团爵士乐再好不过的候选。
Again he tasted the wind and smelled it, but there was no hint of land.
他又一次仔细感受这海风，却还是无法体察到一丝一毫陆地的气息。
In his wide-open rhetoric about what can be instead of what was, you see a hint of his mother's credulity.
在他关于将来而不是关于过去的演说中，你可以看到一丝和他母亲一样的梦想家气质。
Parry came away from the tree and stood in front of me, staring at his feet. 'I'd rather we went inside, ' he said, with a hint of a whine.
帕里从树下走到我面前，盯着自己的双脚。“我更愿意进屋里谈。”他带着一丝哀求说道。
"This song really changed my life, " he said, speaking excellent English that has just a hint of an American accent.
崔健的英语很流利，并带有美国口音，“这首歌真的改变了我的命运”。
There are no specifications as yet nor any hint as to what platform the company will use for this launch, if it makes it to market.
然而，关于具体规格以及投产上市时公司将使用何种平台都没有任何说明。
Just keep in mind the hint restrictions as well as the fact that hint instructions do take up a cycle of your program.
您只需要记住提示限制和一个事实：提示指令确实需要占用程序的一个周期。
After all, casts are a hint to the compiler that you think you know what you're doing.
毕竟，强制类型转换对于编译器来说就是一个提示，表明您清楚自己正在做些什么。
