suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way
暗指,暗示(坏事,可鄙的事)
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[with clause]
he was insinuating that she slept her way to the top .他在暗示她靠跟人睡觉才爬到了上层。
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耍手段占得(有利地位);耍花招获得(官位);钻营
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he insinuated himself into the king's confidence .他玩弄手段获得了国王的信任。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a position
使(自己,某物)缓慢平稳地滑入
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I insinuated my shoulder in the gap .我慢慢将肩膀伸进缺口。
"early 16th cent. (used in legal contexts in the sense ‘enter (a document) on the official register’): from Latin