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inkling

英 [ˈɪŋklɪŋ]

美 [ˈɪŋklɪŋ]

n.  (对正在或即将发生的事的)略知

复数:inklings 

TOEFLGRETEM8

BNC.14460 / COCA.15544

牛津词典

    noun

    • (对正在或即将发生的事的)略知
      a slight knowledge of sth that is happening or about to happen
      1. He had no inkling of what was going on.
        他对正在发生的事情一无所知。
      2. The first inkling I had that something was wrong was when I found the front door wide open.
        我发现前门大开着时就隐约感觉到出了事。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 略知;模糊的概念
      If you havean inkling ofsomething, you have a vague idea about it.
      1. I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later...
        直到后来很久我才对他的真实目的略知一二。
      2. We had an inkling that something might be happening.
        我们隐约感觉可能正有什么事情发生。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • As for me, I began to have an inkling.
      至于我,我开始有点开窍了。
    • Did you ever get an inkling that she wasn't happy working on the show?
      你有没有感觉她在这个剧中干得并不愉快?
    • Analysts said they were mystified that Credit Suisse had no inkling of the problems when it released its results.
      分析师表示,对于瑞士信贷发布业绩时没有提及这些问题,他们感到疑惑。
    • She had no inkling that he was going to leave.
      她丝毫不知他要走了。
    • Mr Stratton says companies should have an inkling of problems brewing.
      斯特拉顿表示,公司应该对酝酿中的问题略有所知。
    • Investigators have only an inkling of how many phytochemicals exist and how they work.
      调查人员只对它们的多少以及它们是如何工作的情况略知端倪。
    • I had no inkling that there was a surprise party.
      我压根儿不知道会举行一次令我们惊喜的舞会。
    • I had an [ no] inkling of what he intended to do.
      我略知[不知道]他打算做什么。
    • Maybe that should have given you an inkling.
      也许这能给你一点提示。
    • The LCROSS results give only an inkling of where the water might have come from.
      关于这些水有可能来自哪里,LCROSS的研究成果只是略微给出一点提示。