hint

1 عمومی:: تذكر، چیز خیلی‌ جزئی‌، اشاره‌، اشاره‌ كردن‌، ایما

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun suggestion ADJ. broad, clear, heavy, strong He gave a broad hint that he was on the verge of leaving. | gentle, subtle, veiled | tantalizing VERB + HINT drop, give (sb) I dropped a few subtle hints about the payment being due. | get, take OK, I get the hint! Can't you take a hint and leave me alone? PREP. ~ about, ~ from a hint from my boss about my absences from the office | ~ to Is that a hint to me to leave? small amount of sth ADJ. strong a dish with a strong hint of garlic | faint, merest, slightest The slightest hint of gossip upset her. PREP. ~ of There was a hint of amusement in his voice. PHRASES at the first hint of sth At the first hint of trouble, I will call the police. piece of advice ADJ. handy, helpful, practical, useful VERB + HINT give (sb) PREP. ~ about The book gives some useful hints about how to plan your garden. | ~ on a book full of handy hints on painting and decorating,   verb ADV. strongly He hinted strongly that he would be resigning soon. | discreetly | darkly She hinted darkly that all was not well. | only PREP. at The problems are only hinted at in the report.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: see TAKE A HINT.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: noun clue: One hint is that it's a holiday. verb imply: They hint about a raise in salary.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: hint verbs give (somebody) a hint • Come on, what is it? Give me a hint. drop a hint (= give a hint ) • She was dropping quite a few hints about what she'd like for her birthday. take a/the hint (= to understand a hint and act on it ) • Mark took the hint and shut up. get the hint (= to understand a hint ) • I looked hopefully at the cake, but he didn't get the hint. adjectives a broad/strong/heavy hint (= one that is very easy to understand ) • He had dropped a heavy hint that they might get married. a subtle/gentle hint (= one that is not very easy to understand – sometimes used ironically when someone is being very obvious ) • I'm sick of her subtle hints that I'm not welcome here. a vague hint (= one that is not specific enough to understand ) • In his article, he gave only vague hints as to what he had actually done. phrases I can take a hint (= used when you understand someone's hint ) • All right, I can take a hint. I'm leaving.

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