to allude to something or someone 影射

英文释义
To refer to something or someone indirectly.

例句
When our boss was talking about how some people have problems with alcohol, we wondered if he was alluding to one of our colleagues.

当我们的老板在谈论某人存在酗酒问题时，我们怀疑他在影射我们的一位同事。