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 if you feel even the slightest inkling of a sneeze.
可只要你有一点点要打喷嚏的感觉。 - 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。 - He admitted said: 'I always had an inkling that Kerry liked women.
他承认：我一直感到Kerry有可能喜欢女人。 - He had no inkling of the cause of the delay.
他一点儿也不知道耽误的原因。 - 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。 - As for me, I began to have an inkling.
至于我，我开始有点开窍了。 - I have no inkling about the examination results, we shall all have to wait and see.
对考试结果我一无所知，我们只有等等才全知道。 - 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。 - 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。