suggest: stress put into the mind by an association of ideas, an awakening of desire, initiation of a train of thought: an actress who can ~ a whole character with one gesture.


imply: is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite and logical relationship between the expressed idea to the unexpressed: pronouncement that ~ he has lost touch with reality.


hint: imply the use of remote and slight suggestion with minimum of overt expression: ~ he was ready for a job line-up.     line-up一组人或事物、阵容a group of people or a series of things　      


intimate: stresses delicacy of suggestion without lack of ardor: ~ that she was ready to pop up questions.


insinuate: applies to conveying of usually unpleasant idea in a sly, underhanded way: ~ that the neighbors were not what they appeared to be.  


suggest暗示提示: 使人意识到愿望和思考、联系，最基本，imply指示: 更清晰连贯，hint: 轻微不明显的，intimate: 微妙但不失诚挚，insinuate暗示: 隐晦表达负面东西

记忆方法： 1）首字母SIHII重组成HIS II他的两个<==暗示

           2）暗示的意思是间接表示想法mean to convey an idea indirectly.            本组先解释了suggest和imply，随后用两个词解释下一个词hint