insinuate
verb [ T ] uk/ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/ us/ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/
含沙射影地说,影射
to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true
[ + (that) ] Are you insinuating (that) I'm losing my nerve? 你是在暗示我胆怯了吗?
What are you insinuating, Daniel? 丹尼尔,你究竟在影射什么?
Phrasal verb
insinuate yourself into something 钻营,钻谋
to use clever, secret, and often unpleasant methods to gradually become part of something
Over the years she insinuated herself into the great man's life. 这些年间她费尽心机一步步地走进了这位伟人的生活。