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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

    • The president is a secretive and scheming politician.
      总统是一个行事隐秘、诡计多端的政客。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and cuba; bear live young.
      北美西南部和古巴的隐密并夜间活动的小蜥蜴;生下活的幼子。
    • Investigating the commercial arrangements between chefs and the bakers they work with revealed a more secretive world than I had expected.
      对于厨师和面包师之间的商业合作的调查,揭开了一个比我想象中更加秘密的世界。
    • 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。
    • Maybe not as secretive as you.
      可能没有你那么神秘。
    • She told me about this with the secretive giggling attitude of an errant schoolgirl.
      她用一个逃学小学生的神秘态度格格笑着对我说了这件事。
    • Yet you are cautious and secretive about your projects, especially as you mature and develop.
      但是,你却对你的计划很谨慎跟保密,尤其是你成熟稳重过后。
    • Central banks are traditionally conservative and secretive managers of official reserves.
      各国央行传统上是官方储备的保守且隐秘的管理者。