imply

字辨

suggest: 指使对方想起某事,可有意地用提议方式行之,亦可使其在下意识中联想到

I suggested that he (should) leave the room.

The smell suggests a rose.

hint: 指给对方略微的或间接的暗示,使其明白暗示者的意向或目的

The son hinted that he would buy a car.

intimate; 指以比hint更模糊的方法使对方知晓

He intimated that the plan might be impossible.

insinuate: 指以巧妙[狡狯]的方法hint不愉快的事情或不好明说的事物

Are you insinuating me against his reputation?

imply: 指不明确地表达某种构想、思想、意义等,而仅让对方去推想

Her smile implied a consent.