[no obj.](allude to)suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at 暗示,间接提到;暗指 she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name. 她有办法影射琼而不提及她的名字。 ■mention without discussing at length 略加提及 we will allude briefly to the main points. 我们将简单提及要点。 ■(of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it (艺术家,艺术品)使人想起(从前的作品或风格) the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting. 这些照片让人联想起意大利的巴洛克绘画。
语源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'hint at, suggest'): from Latin alludere, from ad- 'towards' + ludere 'to play'