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
- She had no inkling that he was going to leave.
她丝毫不知他要走了。 - 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。 - 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。 - If I had the least inkling that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn't I tell you?
我若知道我父亲决意害你，我岂不告诉你呢？ - He must have had some inkling of what was happening.
他一定知道一点正在发生的事情。 - He had no inkling of the cause of the delay.
他一点儿也不知道耽误的原因。 - 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 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。 - I've got an inkling of what is happening.
我对目前发生的事略有所知。 - 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。