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
- 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。 - 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。 - When I visited China in1986, we had no inkling that the Cold War was so close to its end and we knew little then of the significance of global warming.
1986年，当我访问中国的时候，我们当时一点都没有意识到冷战那么快就要结束了，当时对于全球变暖的问题的重要性也知之甚少。 - 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。 - 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。 - Did you have any inkling that they were having an affair?
他俩关系暖昧，你略知一二吗？ - Did you ever get an inkling that she wasn't happy working on the show?
你有没有感觉她在这个剧中干得并不愉快？ - I had an inkling of what he intended to do.
我略知他打算做什麽。 - He must have had some inkling of what was happening.
他一定知道一点正在发生的事情。 - Mr Stratton says companies should have an inkling of problems brewing.
斯特拉顿表示，公司应该对酝酿中的问题略有所知。