In her lecture on marine ecology, the professor would allude to the famous voyage of the Beagle without recounting its full history.
在关于海洋生态学的讲座中，教授会暗指小猎犬号的著名航行，但不会详述其完整历史。
Which choice best defines “allude”?
B — To refer to indirectly.. “allude” means To refer to indirectly..
Which word means “To refer to indirectly.”?
D — allude. “allude” means To refer to indirectly..
allude — To refer to indirectly.. In Chinese: 暗指；间接提到.
allude is pronounced //əˈluːd//.
In her lecture on marine ecology, the professor would allude to the famous voyage of the Beagle without recounting its full history. (在关于海洋生态学的讲座中，教授会暗指小猎犬号的著名航行，但不会详述其完整历史。)
refer, hint, suggest — all close in meaning to allude (To refer to indirectly.).
state, declare — each the opposite of allude (To refer to indirectly.).
Yes. allude is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
al- + lud(玩) → 拐弯地说 → 暗指。