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hint¹ /hɪnt; hɪnt/
n [C]
1 something you say in a very indirect way, but wanting other people to know what you mean 暗示:
drop hints Sue has been dropping hints about what she wants for her birthday. 苏已多次暗示过她生日想要什么了。
take a/the hint (=understand what someone really wants) 明白［领会］暗示: I kept looking at my watch, but she wouldn't take the hint. 我不停地看表，可是她就是不明白这个暗示。
2 a small amount of something 少许，微量:
There was a hint of perfume in the air. 空气中有一股淡淡的香水味。
3 a useful piece of advice 有益的劝告［指点］:
cookery hints 烹饪诀窍
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