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
- 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。 - Katherine was forever secretive
凯瑟琳总是神神秘秘的。 - Jack's work always seems so serious and secretive.
杰克的工作总是很严肃和秘密的。 - 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。 - She had always been more nature and frank not deeply secretive like his Forsyte self.
她一直都比较自然和坦率，不象他这个福尔赛那样讳莫如深。 - Apple, for instance, is known to be very secretive about its plans.
以苹果为例，该公司对它的计划十分保密。 - 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。 - 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。 - Maybe not as secretive as you.
可能没有你那么神秘。 - 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。