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
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- He's very secretive about his work.
他对自己的工作讳莫如深。
- He's very secretive about his work.
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.- 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。 - ...the secretive world of spying.
不为人知的间谍界
- Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth.
英英释义
adj
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
- although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
双语例句
- He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.
他对他的新女朋友闭口不提。 - 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。 - This is a HUGE step for them since they both are so secretive about their relationship.
考虑到他们一直都对这段感情秘而不宣,这次同走红毯算是前进了巨大的一步。 - 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。 - 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。 - Privatisation and other economic reforms are impeded by a secretive, Soviet-style bureaucracy.
政府的阴谋和苏维埃式的官僚作风也让私有化与其它经济改革屡屡受阻。 - Despite her secretive nature, she is a talented druid who works well with others.
除去隐秘的天性,她是个有才能的德鲁伊,能与别人很好的合作。 - Jack's work always seems so serious and secretive.
杰克的工作总是很严肃和秘密的。 - 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。 - A secretive man came looking for him.
突然来了一个神秘人来找他。