insinuate 的意思是暗示，含沙射影。（动词）

House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez recently insinuated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a racist for criticizing her.

众议员科特兹最近暗示众议院议长佩洛西对她进行批评，是一名种族主义者。

insinuate 也有谄媚，巴结上的意思。（动词）

How Jeffrey Epstein, a rich, self-proclaimed hedge-fund manager and alleged child sex-trafficker insinuated himself into the company of the likes of Bill Clinton remains unclear.

爱泼斯坦这位自称是对冲基金经理、被控为儿童色情人贩的富豪如何与比尔·克林顿这样的人为伍，一直是个谜。

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