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
- 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。
- He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.
 他对他的新女朋友闭口不提。
- 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。
- 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。
- The president is a secretive and scheming politician.
 总统是一个行事隐秘、诡计多端的政客。
- 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。
- Jack's work always seems so serious and secretive.
 杰克的工作总是很严肃和秘密的。
- 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。
- 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。
- Katherine was forever secretive
 凯瑟琳总是神神秘秘的。
