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<div>Hello, everybody!</div>
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<div>In reading a paper I encountered two sentences:</div>
<div>(1) She is giving it deep thought.</div>
<div>(2) He gave no hint about his motives.</div>
<div>I know some sentences may also express the same meaning. For example,</div>
<div>(3) She is thinking about it deeply.</div>
<div>(4) He did not hint about his motives.</div>
<div> Are there any shades of difference in meaning between pair (1) & (3) and pair (2) & (4)?</div>
<div> I'd quite appreciate it if anybody could explain it to me. </div>
<div>Thank you!</div>
<div>With regards</div>
<div>Aipu Zhang<br><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br><br><span title="neteasefooter"><span id="netease_mail_footer"></span></span>