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allude

🇬🇧 UK/ә'lu:d/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion without explicitly mentioning it

暗指,间接提及

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
alto, toward
+
ludeplay, game
=allude

Common Collocations

  • 1.allude to暗指
  • 2.subtly allude委婉地暗示

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She alluded to his past mistakes without mentioning them directly.

  • 2.

    He alluded to his secret past without revealing details.

  • 3.

    The speaker alluded to recent political changes during her remarks.

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