secretive
adj. 秘密的；偷偷摸摸的；促进分泌的
adj.
遮遮掩掩的，守口如瓶的，秘密的，偷偷摸摸的；[生]（促进）分泌的；嘴紧；鬼头鬼脑
英英释义
secretive[ si'kri:tiv, 'sikrətiv ]
adj.inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
同义词：closecloselippedclosemouthedtightlipped
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
I don't know why Fred is always secretive as regards his family.
我不知道为什么凡涉及到他的家，弗雷德总是保密。
Why was I always alone and secretive?
我为什么老是独自一个人偷偷摸摸的呢?
权威例句
Bulimia: The secretive syndromeSecretive bacterial pathogens and the secretory pathway
Secretive Marsh Bird Species Co-Occurrences and Habitat Associations Across the Midwest, USA
A Sampling Design Framework for Monitoring Secretive Marshbirds
Use of playback recordings in sampling elusive or secretive birds
Secretive females or swaggering males? An assessment of the quality of sexual partnership reporting in rural Tanzania
Status and Distribution of Breeding Secretive Marshbirds in the Delta of Arkansas
Camera-trap study of ocelot and other secretive mammals in the northern Pantanal
Clouded leopards, the secretive top-carnivore of South-East Asian rainforests: their distribution, status and conservation needs in ...
Recurrent ecological adaptations revealed through a molecular analysis of the secretive cophyline frogs of Madagascar.
secretive (adj.)
"inclined to secrecy," 1815 (implied in secretiveness); see secret (n.) + -ive. The word also was in Middle English with a sense "secret, hidden" (mid-15c.). Related: Secretively.
1. While the terror group established a large, secretive external operations wing bent on attacking the West, it has also cultivated a backup strategy of enabling and inspiring attacks by individuals.
虽然这个恐怖组织建立了一个庞大的、秘密的外部行动部门，致力于攻击西方，但它也形成了一种支持和鼓励个人发动袭击的后备战略。
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2. He's very secretive about his work.
他对自己的工作讳莫如深。
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3. Everyone is being very secretive—there's something cooking.
人人都讳莫如深—准是在搞什么鬼把戏。
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4. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth.
亿万富翁们通常对有关他们身价的确切数字讳莫如深。
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5. Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.
花了一生的时间狂热地追求出名之后，保罗突然变得遮遮掩掩起来了。
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6. They managed this by being secretive and clubbish and never soliciting job applications.
他们通过保持秘密和轻率的态度来解决这个（问题），并且从不征求工作申请。
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7. The Byzantines were as secretive as the Chinese, however, and for many centuries the weaving and trading of silk fabric was a strict imperial monopoly.
然而，拜占庭人和中国人一样神秘，在许多世纪里，丝绸织物的编织和贸易是严格的帝国垄断。
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8. The leadership retreated into secretive mode.
领导层又退回到了秘密模式。
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9. DRUG companies are notoriously secretive.
医药公司行事诡秘、臭名昭著。
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10. Newton, however, was a very secretive man.
但是，牛顿是个喜欢神秘的人。
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11. The company is also becoming more secretive.
这家公司也变得愈加隐秘。
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12. Most successfully secretive was South Africa.
保密最成功的要算南非了。
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13. Secretive Myanmar may also be up to no nuclear good.
神秘的缅甸也有可能从事无核的货物。
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14. 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。
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15. Oh you secretive ironist, was that perhaps your—irony?
哦你这个藏着掖着的讽刺家，那也许是你的——讽刺？
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16. Oh you secretive ironist, was that perhaps your-irony?
噢，你真是一位神秘莫测的讽刺家，这就是你的讽刺吗？
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17. Cheeky grins or secretive smiles - call them what you will.
大胆的笑或者神秘的笑——你可以随便定义任何你想象到的样子。
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18. Some of their feuds badly breached decorum in the secretive court.
他们之间的一些不和严重破坏了该秘密法庭应有的严肃和庄重。
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19. 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。
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20. A hitherto secretive firm may be uncomfortable under the spotlight.
一家迄今神秘的公司在聚光灯下可能会感到不自在。
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21. 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。
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22. Apple's secretive nature: Developers want a little more transparency.
苹果的神秘天性：开发者们希望公司能更透明一些。
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23. Famously secretive, Apple has refused to comment on the tablet speculation.
由于是出了名的保密，苹果拒绝对有关“苹板”的的猜测进行评论。
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24. But what's happening inside the secretive, isolated state is no light-hearted matter.
但是在这个秘密、孤立的国家内发生的一切绝不是令人轻松面对的事情。
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25. But China's secretive budgeting system makes it impossible to verify these figures.
但中国的保守预算体制使得这些数据难以证实。
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26. All were Albert and myself, secretive, busy and multiform in other dimensions of time.
那些人是艾伯特和我，隐蔽在时间的其他维度之中，忙忙碌碌，形形色色。
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27. 'Once she became secretive about her posts, I should have become suspicious,' he wrote.
他写道，在她开始对帖子内容保密的时候，我就应该有所怀疑了。
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28. 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。
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29. 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。
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