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
- 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。 - 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。 - Katherine was forever secretive
凯瑟琳总是神神秘秘的。 - A secretive man came looking for him.
突然来了一个神秘人来找他。 - The president is a secretive and scheming politician.
总统是一个行事隐秘、诡计多端的政客。 - Put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner.
秘密地或鬼鬼祟祟地放下、带来或带走。 - He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.
他对他的新女朋友闭口不提。 - But Apple is more secretive than the CIA, so we know little about this product.
不过,苹果公司的动作比中情局(CIA)还要神秘,结果就是我们对它的第二代产品所知甚少。 - Maybe not as secretive as you.
可能没有你那么神秘。 - 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。