allude to 暗示
allude to the fact 间接提到某事实
A: Why did you allude to that topic just now?
A：你刚才为什么要间接提到那个话题。
B: I didn't want to say it directly, so I alluded to it.
B：我不想直说，所以我含蓄地提了一下。
1) 暗示，间接提到
2) 间接指称
3) 暗中指涉
1. 暗示，间接提到
verb
1. to suggest or call attention to something indirectly
Synonym: hint, suggest, imply