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allude

UK //əˈluːd//US //əˈluːd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'alludere',意为 '玩耍' 或 '暗示',由 'ad-'(向)和 'ludere'(玩耍)组成。

verb

❶ 间接提到或暗示某事,不直接说明,通常需要听者或读者自己领会其中的含义。

“She alluded to the problem without giving any details.”

(她提到了这个问题,但没有给出任何细节。)

“The speaker alluded to recent events in his speech.”

(演讲者在讲话中提到了最近的事件。)

同义词:hint, suggest, imply, refer

常见短语

allude to — 间接提到或暗示某事,通常不直接说明,而是通过暗示表达。

“He alluded to the difficulties they might face.”

(他暗示了他们可能面临的困难。)