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!
🗣️ 情景例句
I was so tired
我太累了
If you adhere to the route on the map, you won't get lost.
如果你完全按照地图上的路线走,你就不会迷路。
If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.