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
- A secretive man came looking for him.
突然来了一个神秘人来找他。 - 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。 - 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。 - Hedge funds are infamous for being scrappy and secretive.
对冲基金由于混乱和隐秘而声名狼藉。 - The president is a secretive and scheming politician.
总统是一个行事隐秘、诡计多端的政客。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.
他对他的新女朋友闭口不提。