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

• a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  1. he had no inkling what was about to happen
  Synonym:intimationglimmeringglimmer

双语例句

• 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 an inkling of what he intended to do.
  我略知他打算做什麽。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had no inkling of the cause of the delay.
  他一点儿也不知道耽误的原因。
• 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。
• Maybe that should have given you an inkling.
  也许这能给你一点提示。
• I had an [ no] inkling of what he intended to do.
  我略知[不知道]他打算做什么。
• This of course means that you've got to have an inkling of what's important to her.
  当然，这意味着你首先应该知道什么东西对她来说是重要的。