suggest: may stress a putting into the mind by an association of ideas, an awakening of a desire, or an initiating of a train of thought: an actress who can ~ a whole character with one gesture.


imply: is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed: pronouncements that ~ he has lost touch with reality.


hint: implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement: ~ed that she might have a job lined up.       line-up一组人或事物、阵容a group of people or a series of things


intimate: stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of ardor: ~d that she was ready to pop the question.


insinuate: applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner: ~d that the neighbors were not what they appeared to be.  


suggest暗示提示: 使人联想愿望思考，从而想到，imply指示说明: 更清晰有条理的，hint暗示: 轻微不明显的，intimate暗示: 微妙但不失诚挚的，insinuate暗示: 隐晦表达负面想法


记忆方法: 1) 首字母SIHII重组成HIIIS他的(HIS)中间的I声音加长<==是种暗示

                 2) 暗示的意思是间接表示想法mean to convey an idea indirectly.首字母SIHII重组成HIIIS他的(HIS)中间的I声音加长<==是种暗示                  本组先解释了suggest和imply，随后用两个词解释下一个词hint