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单词 allude
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(əluːd)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense alludes, present participle alluding, past tense, past participle alluded
verb
If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
[formal]
She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. [VERB + to]

allude in British English

(əˈluːd)
verb (intransitive; foll by to)
1. 
to refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly
2. 
(loosely) to mention
▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with elude
Word origin
C16: from Latin allūdere, from lūdere to sport, from lūdus a game

allude in American English

(əˈlud; æˈlud)
verb intransitiveWord forms: alˈluded or alˈluding
to refer in a casual or indirect way (to)
SIMILAR WORDS:  reˈfer
Word origin
L alludere, to joke, jest < ad-, to + ludere, to play: see ludicrous

Examples of 'allude' in a sentence
allude

He has often alluded to it but not told the full story.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He alluded to something else too.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sure, he had compiled a record alluding to something more than competence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He also alluded to'considerable downward pressure '.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But he also alludes darkly to'other reasons '.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
Current and scientific affairs are also alluded to: the mouse with the ear on its back, for instance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
allude

British English: allude VERB
If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
He rarely alluded to his private life.
  • American English: allude
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aludir
  • Chinese: 暗指
  • European Spanish: aludir
  • French: évoquer
  • German: anspielen auf
  • Italian: alludere
  • Japanese: ほのめかす
  • Korean: 암시하다
  • European Portuguese: aludir
  • Latin American Spanish: aludir
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