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词根词缀 词根 sinu= to bend 弯曲 insinuate v. 暗示；迂回地潜入 in 使… + sinu 弯曲 + ate 做，造成，使… →〔说话〕拐弯抹角；行动迂回 → 暗示；迂回地潜入 sinuate adj. 弯曲的 sinu 弯曲 + ate 具有…的，有…性质的 → 弯曲的 sinuation n. 曲折 sinu 弯曲 + ation 行为，过程，状态，结果 → 曲折 sinuous adj. 蜿蜒的 sinu 弯曲 + ous …的 → 蜿蜒的 sinus n. 凹处 sinu 弯曲 + s → 凹处

中文词源： insinuate 影射，旁敲侧击 in-,进入，使，-sin,弯曲，词源同sine,sinuous.引申词义影射，旁敲侧击。 insinuate
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Mr obama , as noted above , likes to insinuate that there is a conflict between pursuing profits and creating jobs .

正如上文所指出的，奥巴马喜欢含沙射影地指出，在追求利益和创造就业之间存有矛盾。

So , look , if anything , it 's more annoying to me that people would insinuate that I don 't like to be compared to her ......

因此，要说有的话，含沙射影地说我不喜欢与她作比较才是让我更不高兴的事……

Timperley 's book , far from being " commissioned " by the chinese intelligence service , as some japanese scholars now insinuate , was prompted by members of the " international committee " of foreigners in nanjing .

田伯列的书，远远不仅是受中国情报部门“委任”，而是随着一些日本学者们不断含沙射影的言论，在南京的一些外国人成立的“国际委员会”成员们推动促成的。

He said it was " disingenuous " for anyone to insinuate that pakistani authorities , including the country 's spy agency , were aligned with al-qaida .

他说，任何人如果影射包括情报机构在内的巴基斯坦当局与基地组织结盟，那都是“不怀好意”。