英语词汇“hint”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

hinthint1 /hɪnt/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYhint¹

Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from hent act of seizing (16-17 centuries), from Old English hentan to seize

COLLOCATIONS► give me a hint

Come on, just give me a hint.

► dropping hints

He’s been dropping hints (=giving hints indirectly) that he might not return next year.

► take the hint

I said I was busy but he didn’t take the hint (=understand my hint, and go away).

► a strong/heavy/clear hint

(=hint in which it is very clear what someone means)

► the first hint of

At the first hint of trouble, he left.

► no hint of

There is no hint of humor in the book (=no humor at all).

► handy/helpful hints

(=useful hints)

1something that you say or do that helps someone guess what you really want or mean: Come on, just give me a hint. He’s been dropping hints (=giving hints indirectly) that he might not return next year. I said I was busy but he didn’t take the hint (=understand my hint, and go away).a strong/heavy/clear hint (=hint in which it is very clear what someone means)2a very small amount or sign of something: hint of a hint of anger in his voice a hint of sweetness in the wine At the first hint of trouble, he left. There is no hint of humor in the book (=no humor at all).3a useful piece of advice about how to do something: hint on hints on how to avoid injuring your backhandy/helpful hints (=useful hints)

noun | verb

hinthint2 ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

VERB TABLE

hint

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hint
	he, she, it	hints
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hinted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hinted
	he, she, it	has hinted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hinted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hint
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hinted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hinting
	he, she, it	is hinting
	you, we, they	are hinting
Past	I, he, she, it	was hinting
	you, we, they	were hinting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hinting
	he, she, it	has been hinting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hinting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hinting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hinting

to say something in an indirect way, but so that someone can guess what you mean: hint at What are you hinting at?hint (that) I think she was hinting that I might be offered a contract.hint at something phrasal verb to be a sign that something exists or will happen: Nothing in his childhood hinted at the unusual life he would have.