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secretive

英 [ˈsiːkrətɪv]

美 [ˈsiːkrətɪv]

adj.  (思想、情感等)不外露的; 惯于掩藏自己的; 有城府的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11537 / COCA.11436

牛津词典

    adj.

    • (思想、情感等)不外露的;惯于掩藏自己的;有城府的
      tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings, ideas, etc. from other people
      1. He's very secretive about his work.
        他对自己的工作讳莫如深。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 深藏不露的;讳莫如深的
      If you aresecretive, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden.
      1. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth.
        亿万富翁通常对自己身家的确切数目讳莫如深。
      2. ...the secretive world of spying.
        不为人知的间谍界

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • But her determination to avoid it has earned her a reputation as shy and secretive.
      但她坚决避免暴露在聚光灯下,这为她赢得了腼腆与神秘的名声。
    • Jack's work always seems so serious and secretive.
      杰克的工作总是很严肃和秘密的。
    • Julian is a very private, almost secretive, person.
      朱利安是一个很不坦率,几乎是守口如瓶的人。
    • Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.
      保罗一生都在想方设法出风头,现在却突然行事低调了。
    • This year, it is hard to say, because both parties are so secretive.
      今年,由于两党都是如此行事诡秘,情况就很难说了。
    • Officials are being very secretive about the recent arms deal.
      官员们对近来的武器交易守口如瓶。
    • This, coupled with the fact that flying machines remained universally a subject for jeers and derision, made the brothers secretive.
      这一点,加上飞行器仍是人们普遍嘲笑和讥讽的对象,使得兄弟俩只能暗地里行事。
    • He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.
      他对他的新女朋友闭口不提。
    • I'm not at all secretive, and I'm pretty good at calling a spade a spade.
      我不会遮遮掩掩,我喜欢直言不讳。
    • Maybe not as secretive as you.
      可能没有你那么神秘。