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Allude Mention Indirect 英 ə'Luːd] 美 ə'Luːd V.暗示;暗指 I

英语单词 allude
英美音标 英 [ə'luːd] 美 [ə'luːd]
中文释义 v.暗示;暗指
英语例句 (1) I didn't allude to anything or anybody.
(2) He did not even allude to his brother's engagement to Mary.
(3) What were you alluding to just now?
中文例句 (1) 我并未影射任何人或任何事。
(2) 他兄弟与玛丽订婚的事他只字未提。
(3) 你刚才指的是什么?
vocabulary简明 When you allude to something, you don't identify it or mention it specifically. If you allude to the fact that a cop is sitting right behind you, your friends might stop talking about their plans to rob a bank.
vocabulary扩展 Allude is from Latin allūdere "to play with, joke" from the prefix ad- "toward" plus lūdere "to play." The corresponding noun is allusion, which is often used of an indirect reference in literature: Helen, a fitting name for a woman of great beauty, is an allusion to Helen of Troy.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]间接提到;暗指;影射 If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
  [V to n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles.

    她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

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