a hint of + [uncountable noun]
后常接不可数名词,表示少量或轻微的程度。
The soup has a hint of garlic.
汤里有一点大蒜味。
一点…,一丝…
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一点…,一丝…
a very small amount of something
The soup has a hint of garlic.
汤里有一点大蒜味。
There was a hint of sadness in her voice.
她的声音中带着一丝悲伤。
The sauce has a hint of garlic.
这酱汁带有一点蒜味。
He added a hint of lemon to the dish.
他往菜里加了一点柠檬。
后常接不可数名词,表示少量或轻微的程度。
The soup has a hint of garlic.
汤里有一点大蒜味。
常用于描述情绪、味道或特征的存在,置于介词短语中。
There was a hint of sadness in her smile.
她的笑容里带着一丝悲伤。
作后置定语或伴随状语,描述混合中的轻微成分。
This perfume is floral with a hint of vanilla.
这款香水是花香调,带有一丝香草味。
Not this
There is hint of lemon in the tea.
Use this
There is a hint of lemon in the tea.
中文学习者可能遗漏冠词 'a',因为 'a hint of' 是一个固定短语,表示 '一丝…',其中的 'a' 不能省略。
Not this
I added a hint of apples to the recipe.
Use this
I added a hint of apple to the recipe.
'a hint of' 通常后接不可数名词或表示物质的可数名词单数形式,如 'apple' 指苹果泥或苹果味时用单数。与复数可数名词 'apples' 搭配不自然。
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