inkling
英 [ˈɪŋklɪŋ]
美 [ˈɪŋklɪŋ]
n. (对正在或即将发生的事的)略知
复数：inklings
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- He had no inkling of what was going on.
他对正在发生的事情一无所知。 - 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。
- He had no inkling of what was going on.
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.- 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。 - 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。
- I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later...
英英释义
noun
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- he had no inkling what was about to happen
双语例句
- But we had little inkling just how dangerous this city would be for our boys.
但我们全然没有料到，这个城市对我们的孩子会有多么危险。 - 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。 - I've got an inkling of what is happening.
我对目前发生的事略有所知。 - I had an inkling of what he intended to do.
我略知他打算做什麽。 - When a poor man is to lose his only child, he likes to have an inkling of it beforehand.
当一个可怜的人要失去他唯一的孩子时，他希望事先得到一个暗示。 - If you've ever been on a first date and had an inkling that you're being lied to, you're probably right.
你若在第一次约会时发现约会对象有对自己撒谎的迹象，你很有可能是猜对了。 - He had no inkling of the cause of the delay.
他一点儿也不知道耽误的原因。 - I had an [ no] inkling of what he intended to do.
我略知[不知道]他打算做什么。 - 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。 - Did you have any inkling that they were having an affair?
他俩关系暖昧，你略知一二吗？