| 单词 | secret |
| 释义 | secret noun¹ 1sth that must not be known by others秘密adjective | verb + secret | secret + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤big, great重大秘密▸➤little小秘密▸➤closely guarded, well-kept严守的／严格保守的秘密◆a charming museum that is one of the city's best-kept secrets (= that not many people know about) 一个迷人的博物馆，是该市最不为人知的地方之一➤deep, hidden, inner, innermost, intimate深藏的秘密；隐藏的秘密；内心的秘密；最隐秘的事情◆that evening she had revealed many of her innermost secrets.那天晚上她透露了许多内心最深处的秘密。➤open公开的秘密◆their affair is an open secret.他们的暧昧关系是公开的秘密。➤dark, dirty, guilty, shameful, terrible无人知晓的／肮脏的／罪恶的／可耻的／可怕的秘密▸➤family, military, nuclear, official, state, trade家庭秘密；军事机密；核秘密；官方机密；国家机密；商业秘密verb + secret➤have有秘密▸➤guard, keep保守／守住秘密◆can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？➤hide隐藏秘密◆uncle charlie hides a dark secret.查利叔叔有个不可告人的秘密。➤betray, divulge, give away出卖／泄露／透露秘密➤let sb in on, let sb into, reveal, share, tell sb（向某人）泄露秘密；告诉（某人）秘密◆she let us into her secret－she was engaged.她向我们透露了她的秘密 － 她订婚了。➤discover, find out, learn, uncover, unlock发现内情；揭露秘密➤know了解内情➤remain仍然是秘密◆their relationship remained a secret.他们的关系依旧不为外人所知。secret + verb➤be out, come out, get out机密外泄◆how did the secret get out?秘密是怎么泄露的？preposition➤in secret秘密地◆the stars were married in secret to avoid publicity.这对明星为了避开公众注意，秘密结了婚。➤secret about有关⋯的秘密◆there was some secret about the source of his wealth.关于他钱财的来源是个秘密。➤secret from不让⋯知晓的秘密◆i have no secrets from you.我对你没有任何秘密。phrases➤make no secret of the fact that..., not make a secret of sth不隐瞒⋯的事实；不隐瞒⋯◆he refuses to make any secret of his political allegiances.他拒绝隐瞒自己的政治立场。secret noun² 2only/best way of doing/achieving sth诀窍verb + secret | preposition | phrases verb + secret➤reveal, tell sb透露秘诀；告诉某人诀窍➤know知道窍门➤hold有秘诀◆these animals may hold the secret to combating the virus.可能从这些动物身上找到战胜病毒的秘诀。preposition➤secret behind⋯的秘诀◆she revealed the secret behind her extraordinary success.她透露了自己取得非凡成功的秘诀。➤secret of⋯秘诀◆the secrets of staying healthy保持健康的秘诀phrases➤the secret of (sb's) success（某人）成功的秘诀secret adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be秘密▸➤remain, stay依然／仍然处于秘密状态▸➤keep sth将⋯保密adverb➤highly, top, very高度保密；非常秘密◆a top-secret meeting绝密会议➤formerly, previously以前／先前保密的◆the text of the previously secret treaty can now be revealed.先前保密的条约文本现在可以公开了。➤supposedly据说是保密的preposition➤from对⋯保密◆they managed to keep the party more or less secret from christine.聚会的事他们基本上瞒住了克里斯蒂娜。secret adjective 1➤secret information/a secret passage秘密信息；秘密通道➤a secret drinker/your secret fears偷偷喝酒的人；隐忧secret ♦︎ private ♦︎ confidential ♦︎ personal ♦︎ undisclosed ♦︎ intimate ♦︎ classifiedthese words all describe information which is not known about by other people or not meant to be known about.这些词均表示信息是秘密的、保密的、私人的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆secret / private / confidential / personal / undisclosed / classified information◆secret / private / confidential / personal / classified documents◆a secret / confidential / personal file◆a private / confidential / personal letter◆secret / confidential / classified material◆(a) secret / private talks / meeting◆a secret / an undisclosed location◆sb's private / personal life◆to remain secret / private / confidential / undisclosed / classified◆to keep sth secret / private / confidential◆highly secret / confidential / personal / classified◆entirely secret / private / confidential■ secret known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others秘密的；保密的；外人不得而知的◆the ceasefire was agreed following secret talks between the two leaders.两位领导人秘密会谈之后，双方同意停火。◆there's a secret passage leading to the beach.有一条秘密通道通往海滨。◆he tried to keep it secret from his family.这件事他试图瞒着家人。◆this information has been classified top secret (= completely secret, especially from other governments).该情报已被归入绝密类别。opp open → open ▸ secrecy /siːkrəsi/ noun [uncountable] ◆the need for absolute secrecy in this matter在这件事情上绝对保密的必要◆everyone involved was sworn to secrecy.所有相关人员均宣誓保密。▸ secret noun [countable] ◆can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？◆trade / official / state secrets商业／官方／国家机密▸ secretly adverb◆the police had secretly recorded the conversations.警察暗中把几次谈话录了音。■ private intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general; that you do not want other people to know about; not connected with your work or official position私人的；隐秘的；与工作（或公职）无关的◆you shouldn't listen in on other people's private conversations.你不该偷听别人的私人谈话。◆they were sharing a private joke.他们在说外人听不懂的笑话。◆she was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings.她害怕流露个人的想法和情感。◆the media are obsessed with the star's private life.媒体热衷于那个明星的私生活。opp public → famous ➡ see also privacy → privacy ▸ privately adverb◆can we speak privately?我们可以单独谈谈吗？■ confidential /kɒnfɪdenʃl; name kɑːnfɪdenʃl/ meant to be kept secret and not told or shared with other people机密的；保密的；秘密的◆your medical records are strictly confidential (= completely secret).你们的病历绝对保密。◆the envelope says it is private and confidential.信封上写着“私人机密”。▸ confidentiality /kɒnfɪdenʃiæləti; name kɑːnfɪdenʃiæləti/ noun [uncountable] ◆they signed a confidentiality agreement.他们签署了一份保密协议。▸ confidentially adverb◆she told me confidentially that she is going to retire early.她私下里告诉我她打算提前退休。■ personal not connected with your work or official position私人的；私事的；与工作（或公职）无关的◆the letter was marked 'personal'.信上标注着“私人”字样。◆i'd like to talk to you about a personal matter.我想和你谈点私事。◆i try not to let work interfere with my personal life.我尽量不让工作干扰自己的私生活。◆she's a personal friend of mine (= not just sb i know because of my job).她是我的私人朋友。note 辨析 private or personal?you can usually use either word to describe sth that is not connected with your work or official position.这两个词通常都可描述与工作或公职无关的事情◆your private / personal life你的私生活◆a private / personal matter私事◆a letter marked 'private / personal'标注着“私人”字样的信but但不说◆a private friend of mine it is more usual to talk about the private lives of famous or important people, but use either word to talk about yourself or ordinary people.指名人或要人的私生活较常用 private life，谈论自己或一般人时，则 private 和 personal 都可使用。■ undisclosed /ʌndɪskləʊzd; name ʌndɪskloʊzd/ [usually before noun] (rather formal) not made known or told to anyone未披露的；未公开的◆the painting was sold for an undisclosed sum to a private collector.那幅油画卖给了一个私人收藏家，价钱没有公开。◆several inmates were moved to an undisclosed location in the south.几名囚犯被转移到南方一个未披露的地点。 ➡ see also disclose → reveal ■ intimate /ɪntɪmət/ private and personal, often in a sexual way（常指性方面）个人隐私的◆the article revealed intimate details about his private life.文章披露了他个人生活的隐私细节。◆the most intimate parts of her body她身体的最隐私部位■ classified /klæsɪfaɪd/ [usually before noun] (rather formal) (of information) officially secret and available only to particular people（情报）机密的，保密的◆the magazine printed a controversial article based on classified material.该杂志刊登了一篇根据机密材料撰写的有争议的文章。◆we are not in a position to divulge that information: it is classified.我们无权透露这个信息，它属于机密。opp unclassified ⓘ unclassified information is not secret and is available to everyone. * unclassified 修饰 information 时表示非机密的、公开的。secret adjective 2➤secret information/a secret passage秘密信息；秘密通道➤a secret drinker/your secret fears偷偷喝酒的人；隐忧secret ♦︎ covert ♦︎ undercover ♦︎ clandestine ♦︎ undergroundthese words all describe actions or behaviour which other people do not know about.这些词均表示行动或行为是暗中进行的、隐秘的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆secret / covert / undercover / clandestine / underground activity◆a secret / a covert / an undercover / a clandestine operation◆a secret / an undercover / a clandestine / an underground organization◆a clandestine / an underground movement◆a secret / clandestine meeting / relationsip / affair◆a secret / an undercover agent◆covert / undercover surveillance■ secret [only before noun] used to talk about actions, behaviour and feelings that you do not tell other people about and do not want them to know（行动、行为或感情）暗中进行的，未公开的，隐秘的◆he's a secret drinker.他偷偷摸摸地喝酒。◆i didn't know you were a secret football fan.我不知道你私下里还是个足球迷。◆she could not tell him her secret hopes and fears.她不能把内心的希望和担忧告诉他。▸ secret noun [countable] ◆he made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。▸ secretly adverb◆she was secretly pleased to see him.见到他，她心中窃喜。■ covert /kʌvət, kəʊvɜːt; name koʊvɜːrt/ [usually before noun] (formal) (of actions or behaviour) secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice（行动或行为）秘密的，隐蔽的，暗中的◆there were widespread allegations of the use of covert surveillance.很多人指责暗中监视的做法。◆he stole a covert glance at her across the table.他隔着桌子偷偷瞥了她一眼。 opp overt → open ▸ covertly adverb◆he watched her covertly in the mirror.他从镜子里偷偷地望着她。■ undercover /ʌndəkʌvə(r); name ʌndərkʌvər/ [usually before noun] working or done secretly in order to find out information, especially for the police or a government（尤指为警方或政府）秘密工作的，暗中进行的◆police made twelve arrests yesterday following a three-week undercover operation.警方经过三个星期的秘密行动后于昨天逮捕了 12 人。▸ undercover adverb◆the illegal payments were discovered by a journalist working undercover.这些非法付款是一个暗中查访的记者发现的。■ clandestine /klændestɪn, klændəstaɪn-->/ [usually before noun] (formal, usually disapproving) (of actions, behaviour or a relationship) secret, especially because you would be ashamed if people knew（行动、行为或关系）暗中进行的，秘密的，见不得光的◆a clandestine meeting was held between leaders of the two parties.两党领导人举行了一次秘密会议。◆she could see no future in her clandestine relationship.她知道她的秘密关系是没有前途的。■ underground /ʌndəgraʊnd; name ʌndərgraʊnd/ [usually before noun](especially of an organization) operating secretly and often illegally, especially against a government（尤指反政府组织）秘密的，非法的，地下的◆slowly, an underground resistance movement grew.慢慢地，一个地下抵抗运动发展了起来。▸ underground /ʌndəgraʊnd; name ʌndərgraʊnd/ adverb◆if the group is outlawed they will go underground.如果这个团体被宣布为非法，他们就会转入地下。secret [countable, usually plural] something that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘；奥妙◆they hope to unlock the secrets of the universe.他们希望破解宇宙的奥秘。secretknown about by only a few people; kept hidden from others秘密的；保密的；外人不得而知的◆the ceasefire was agreed following secret talks between the two leaders.两位领导人秘密会谈之后，双方同意停火。◆there's a secret passage leading to the beach.有一条秘密通道通往海滨。◆he tried to keep it secret from his family.这件事他试图瞒着家人。◆this information has been classified top secret (= completely secret, especially from other governments).该情报已被归入绝密类别。opp open → open ▸ secrecy /siːkrəsi/ noun [uncountable] ◆the need for absolute secrecy in this matter在这件事情上绝对保密的必要◆everyone involved was sworn to secrecy.所有相关人员均宣誓保密。▸ secret noun [countable] ◆can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？◆trade / official / state secrets商业／官方／国家机密▸ secretly adverb◆the police had secretly recorded the conversations.警察暗中把几次谈话录了音。secret [only before noun] used to talk about actions, behaviour and feelings that you do not tell other people about and do not want them to know（行动、行为或感情）暗中进行的，未公开的，隐秘的◆he's a secret drinker.他偷偷摸摸地喝酒。◆i didn't know you were a secret football fan.我不知道你私下里还是个足球迷。◆she could not tell him her secret hopes and fears.她不能把内心的希望和担忧告诉他。▸ secret noun [countable] ◆he made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。▸ secretly adverb◆she was secretly pleased to see him.见到他，她心中窃喜。secret [not usually before noun] (sometimes disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) liking to have secrets that other people do not know about; showing this（人或行为）诡秘，神秘◆they were so secret about everything.他们无论对什么都那样神秘兮兮的。◆jessica caught a secret smile flitting between the two of them.杰西卡看见他们俩诡秘地相视一笑。secretnoun [countable] ◆can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？◆trade / official / state secrets商业／官方／国家机密secretnoun [countable] ◆he made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。secretnoun [countable] ◆can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？◆trade / official / state secrets商业／官方／国家机密secretnoun [countable] ◆he made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。secret¹/ˈsi:krət ||; ˈsikrət/noun1. [c] something that is not or must not be known by other people 秘密；机密: ◇to keep a secret 保守秘密◇to let sb in on/tell sb a secret 向别人泄露秘密◇i can't tell you where we're going -- it's a secret. 我不能告诉你我们要去哪里─这是秘密。◇ it's no secret that they don't like each other (= everybody knows). 他们都不喜欢对方，这已不是什么秘密。 2. [sing] the secret (of/to sth/doing sth) the only way or the best way of doing or achieving sth 秘诀；窍门: ◇what is the secret of your success (= how did you become so successful)? 你成功的秘诀是什么？ in secret without other people knowing 秘密地；暗地里: ◇to meet in secret 暗中见面 secret1 secret information/plans/places/activities2 something that is secret3 secret organizations and people who do secret work4 to not tell other people about a secret5 done secretly6 behaving as if you have a secretrelated wordsto tell someone a secret 告诉某人一个秘密 tell,to take part in something secret 参与秘密活动 take part/be involved (7),thoughts and feelings you want to keep secret 秘而不宜的思想和感情 private,see alsospy,know/not know,1. secret information/plans/places/activities 秘密的情报/计划/地点/活动 secret /ˈsiːkrɪt, ˈsiːkrət/ [adjective] if something is secret, not many people know about it, and they agree not to tell anyone else about it 秘密的，机密的 the letter was written in a secret code. 这封信是用密码写的。 secret documents containing details of britain's defence plans have been stolen. 含有英国国防计划详情的机密文件被偷了。 the president's schedule is secret, but there is speculation that he will visit un troops in the area. 总统的行程没有公开，但有人猜测说他将访问那个地区的联合国部队。remain/stay secret i hope you see how vital it is that our conversation remains secret. 我希望你明白，我们这次谈话内容保密是很重要的。top secret when an official document, piece of information etc is very secret 绝对保密的 the experiments were top secret. 这些试验绝对保密。secret ballot a secret vote 无记名投票 the leader of the house will be selected by secret ballot. 议长将通过无记名投票选出。 confidential /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂, ˌkɒnfəˈdenʃəl◂ǁˌkɑːn-/ [adjective] confidential information is known only by a few official people, and must not be told to anyone else, for example because it contains military secrets or private details about people 机密的，机要的 we hold confidential records on each employee. 我们有每一位雇员保密的记录。 always protect confidential files by locking them with a password. 机密文件一定要用密码锁起来。 an employee secretly gave confidential memos to the press. 一位雇员暗中向媒体透露了机密的备忘录。highly confidential very confidential 高度机密的 the information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security. 我们收到的情报极其机密，关系到国家安全。 classified /ˈklæsɪfaɪd, ˈklæsəfaɪd/ [adjective] classified information or documents are ones that the government has ordered to be kept secret ［情报或文件］保密的；机密的［由政府下令保密］ there is evidence that huang had access to classified information. 有证据显示黄接触过机密文件。 only licensed companies are eligible to receive, store, or send classified material. 只有持许可证的公司才有资格收发或保存绝密材料。 sensitive /ˈsensɪtɪv, ˈsensətɪv/ [adjective] information or documents that are sensitive are likely to cause problems or embarrassment if they are made public and therefore they are kept secret ［情报或文件］敏感的，需小心处理的；高度机密的 a teenager used his personal computer to break into sensitive us air force files. 一名少年利用他的个人电脑侵入了美国空军的机密文件。 your competitors may have access to the company intranet, so never discuss commercially sensitive issues on-line. 你的竞争对手可能会进入公司内部网络，所以千万别在网上讨论商业上的敏感话题。highly sensitive the minister admitted that highly sensitive documents had been leaked to the press. 部长承认，有高度机密的文件泄露给了媒体。 covert /ˈkʌvəʳtˌ ˈkəʊvɜːʳt/ [adjective only before noun] done secretly, especially by a government or official organization, often involving breaking the law ［尤指政府或官方机构的行动］秘密的 the chief investigator resigned, amid allegations of covert and probably illegal operations. 总调查员被指涉嫌进行违法的秘密行动而辞去了职务。 the abuse of residents in the home was confirmed by covert video surveillance. 养老院住客受虐待的事件，由秘密的录像监控得到了证实。 covertly [adverb] we're able to operate covertly to monitor the situation. 我们可以采取秘密行动，监视事态的发展。 undercover /ˌʌndəʳˈkʌvəʳ◂/ [adjective usually before noun] working secretly - use this about the activities of the police, the army etc ［警方或军队等的行动］秘密进行的，暗中进行的 six members of a drug-smuggling gang were arrested after an 18-month undercover police operation. 经过警方18个月的秘密行动，一个毒品走私团伙的六名成员被捕。 the unit is equipped to deal with a variety of situations, including undercover surveillance. 安装这个设备是为了应付多种情形，其中包括秘密监控。 undercover [adverb] work/go undercover griffiths plays a new york police officer who goes undercover to investigate the murder of a young jewish man. 格里菲思扮演一名纽约警察，暗中调查一名犹太青年被杀的案件。 be veiled in secrecy/shrouded in secrecy/cloaked in secrecy /biː ˌveɪld ɪn ˈsiːkrəsi, ˌʃraʊdə̇d ɪn ˈsiːkrəsi, ˌkləʊkt ɪn ˈsiːkrəsi/ [verb phrase] if something is veiled, cloaked, or shrouded in secrecy, very little is known about it and it seems very mysterious 隐在秘密之中；不为外人所知 in japan, the private lives of the emperor and his family were once veiled in secrecy. 在日本，天皇及其家人的私生活曾经是不为外人所知的。 the president's exact itinerary was cloaked in secrecy for security reasons. 出于安全原因，总统的确切行程对外保密。 this ground-breaking work is shrouded in secrecy on the instruction of the company's lawyers. 在公司律师的指示下，这项突破性的研究被保密了起来。 hush-hush /ˌhʌʃ ˈhʌʃ◂ǁˈhʌʃ hʌʃ/ [adjective] informal kept officially secret 【非正式】保密的 his death was really hush-hush. it was so covered up that you wondered if it wasn't a suicide. 他的死讯非常保密，遮掩得让你怀疑那不是自杀。 ‘the manhattan project’ was the insiders’ name for the hush-hush project. “曼哈顿计划”是这个对外保密的计划的内部名称。 cloak-and-dagger /ˌkləʊk ən ˈdægəʳ/ [adjective only before noun] use this about methods and activities that involve a lot of secrecy, especially when this seems unnecessary ［方法或活动］神神秘秘的，秘密的［尤指似乎不必要的］ he was arrested after a cloak-and-dagger operation involving the cia and mi6. 他在中情局和军情六处联合展开的秘密行动中被捕。2. something that is secret 秘密 secret /ˈsiːkrɪt, ˈsiːkrət/ [countable noun] something that you do not want other people to know about 秘密 i'm not supposed to be telling you this, it's a secret. 我不应该告诉你，这是个秘密。 only jasper knew my secret. 只有贾斯珀知道我的秘密。tell somebody a secret come over here, luke wants to tell you a secret. 到这里来，卢克要告诉你一个秘密。remain/stay a secret we lived in a small village and i knew that the news wouldn't remain a secret for very long. 我们住在一个小村子里，我知道这个消息是保密不了很久的。trade secret information that a company keeps secret from other companies 商业机密 the task force will concentrate on stopping the theft of trade secrets. 工作组将集中于防范商业机密被人窃取。state secret information that a government keeps secret 国家机密 a scientist has been arrested for revealing state secrets concerning chemical weapons. 一名科学家因为泄露涉及化学武器的国家机密而被捕。family secret one that only some members of a family know about 家庭秘密 it's one of those family secrets that we don't talk about much. 这件事属于家庭秘密，我们不大说起。a closely-guarded/well kept secret one that is kept very secret 严守的秘密 his whereabouts are a closely-guarded secret. 他的行踪严格保密。the secret is out/the secret comes out when people get to know something that was being kept secret 秘密泄露了 yes, the secret's out i'm afraid. i'm to be a grandmother. 是呀，恐怕秘密泄露了，我要当祖母了。 skeleton in your cupboard british /skeleton in your closet american /ˌskelɪtən ɪn jɔːʳ ˈkʌbəʳd, ˌskelətən ɪn jɔːʳ ˈkʌbəʳd, ˌskelə̇tən ɪn jɔːʳ ˈklɒzə̇tǁ-ˈklɑːzə̇t/ [noun phrase] a secret about yourself that you have kept hidden for a long time because you are ashamed or embarrassed about it 不可告人的丑事；隐情 none of us is perfect -- we all have a little skeleton somewhere in the closet that we'd rather other people didn't know about. 我们谁都不是完人——每个人心里都有点隐私不愿意让别人知道。3. secret organizations and people who do secret work 秘密组织和从事秘密工作的人 secret /ˈsiːkrɪt, ˈsiːkrət/ [adjective] secret police/agent/society etc she was kept under surveillance by the secret police for over three years. 她被秘密警察监视了三年多。 the film tells the story of a swiss secret agent who masquerades as a grocer in order to uncover a drugs ring. 这部影片讲述一名瑞士特工伪装成食品店老板揭发一个贩毒团伙的故事。 a senior member of the secret service 秘密警察部队的一位高级官员 underground /ˌʌndəʳˈgraʊnd◂/ [adjective/adverb] underground organization/newspaper/movement etc one that is secret and opposes the government, especially when it is too dangerous to do this publicly 地下组织/报纸/运动等 slowly, the underground resistance movement grew. 地下反抗运动渐渐地发展起来。 nearly 2,000 defeated fighters joined the underground communist forces concealed in the mekong delta. 将近2,000名败兵加入了潜藏在该三角洲的地下部队。 he was suspended from his job for writing an editorial in an underground paper. 他因为在地下报纸上写了一篇社论而被停职。go underground/be forced underground become an underground organization 转入地下/被迫转入地下 in 1795, the united irish society went underground as a revolutionary movement. 1795年，爱尔兰联合会转入地下从事革命运动。 clandestine /klænˈdestɪn, klænˈdestən/ [adjective] clandestine organization/force/operation etc one that is secret, and usually illegal ［通常为非法的］秘密组织/部队/行动等 the doctor was arrested after she was named as a member of a clandestine socialist movement. 这位医生被揭发是一个秘密的社会主义运动的成员后就被拘捕了。 his clandestine meetings with plo officials had been secretly recorded. 他和巴勒斯坦解放组织官员的秘密会晤被暗中录了音。 undercover /ˌʌndəʳˈkʌvəʳ◂/ [adjective usually before noun] undercover agent/police officer/investigator etc one who works secretly for the police or government in order to catch criminals 秘密情报员/警察/调查员等 he was arrested after trying to sell guns to an undercover fbi agent. 他试图向一名联邦密探出售枪支而被拘捕。 people dived aside as undercover cops ambushed a planned post office raid. 暗中埋伏的警察突然出动，打击一场有预谋的抢劫邮局行动，人群顿时散向两边。4. to not tell other people about a secret 不把秘密告诉别人 not tell /nɒt ˈtel/ [verb phrase] to not tell someone about something 不告诉 i told you not to tell anyone! 我叫你不要告诉任何人！ ‘who's that letter from?’ ‘i'm not telling you.’ “那封信是谁写来的？”“不告诉你。”not tell somebody what/how/why etc henry wouldn't tell me what the surprise was. 亨利不肯告诉我那惊喜是什么。 penny laughed, but she wouldn't tell me why. 彭妮笑着，但是不肯告诉我为什么笑。not tell about vinny didn't tell the police about his visit to mahoney's apartment. 文尼没有告诉警察他去过马奥尼的公寓。 you'd better not tell elizabeth about this. 这事你最好不要告诉伊丽莎白。not tell of margaret had not yet told her sons of her planned engagement. 玛格丽特还没有告诉儿子她已定好的约会。not tell (that) carl felt i'd been deceiving him all these years by not telling him i was gay. 这么多年来我一直没有告诉卡尔我是同性恋者，他觉得我这是在欺骗他。without telling somebody i was annoyed that he'd left without telling me. 我很生气，他不和我说一声就走了。 keep something secret /ˌkiːp something ˈsiːkrə̇t/ [verb phrase] to not tell other people something, because you want it to remain secret 将某事保密，隐瞒某事 they wanted to keep their relationship secret for as long as possible. 他们希望他们之间的关系尽可能久地保密。 the graves were covered up in a deliberate attempt to keep the killings secret. 这些坟墓是有意掩藏起来的，那是为了隐瞒屠杀事件。 so you've been keeping it secret all this time? 所以这事你就一直保密着?keep sth secret from mary kept her illness secret, even from family members. 玛丽一直隐瞒病情，连家人都不知道。 can keep a secret /kən ˌkiːp ə ˈsiːkrə̇t/ [verb phrase] someone who can keep a secret will not tell your secrets to other people, so you can trust them with secret information 能保守秘密 can you keep a secret? 你能守得住秘密吗？ ‘can i trust you?’ ‘i'm honest, and i can keep a secret’. “我能相信你吗？”“我是诚实的人，能保守秘密。” keep quiet /kiːp ˈkwaɪət/ [verb phrase] to deliberately not talk about something in public, especially something you are ashamed or embarrassed about 保持沉默，不声张［尤指对不光彩或令人尴尬的事］ parotti had threatened to expose the illegal arrangements unless he was paid $50,000 to keep quiet. 帕罗蒂威胁说要揭发这个违法活动，除非给他50,000美元，他才会保持沉默。 some people disagree with what the government is doing, but they keep quiet for fear of reprisals. 有些人不赞同政府的做法，但是他们不敢吭声，害怕报复。keep quiet about we used to keep quiet about some of the things that went on in the prison. 过去我们对监狱里的有些事情都守口如瓶。keep quiet over i think they should have kept quiet over that. 我想他们应该把那件事保密。keep something quiet keep something secret 为某事保密 the minister denied that the case had been kept quiet or hidden. 部长否认有意隐瞒这件事。keep somebody quiet do something to stop someone telling a secret 使某人闭口 she'd been brutally murdered to keep her quiet. 她惨遭杀人灭口。 keep something from /ˈkiːp something frɒm/ [transitive phrasal verb] to deliberately not tell someone about something, especially because you think they would be upset if they knew the truth 向…隐瞒某事 edward never told anyone about his illness. he even tried to keep it from his wife. 爱德华从来没有告诉过别人自己的病，他甚至还想瞒着自己的妻子。 the president has a reputation for keeping key decisions from even his closest aides. 人所共知，总统的一些重要决定就连他最亲密的助手都不知道。 she tried in every way to keep the truth from her parents. 她想尽办法不让父母知道真相。 keep something under wraps /ˌkiːp something ʌndəʳ ˈræps/ [verb phrase] to not allow people to know about something that has been officially planned or decided 将某事保密，不公开某事 be kept under wraps it's been suggested the report was kept under wraps to avoid controversy. 有人建议不公开这份报告，以免引起争议。 ford's new range of cars is being kept firmly under wraps until the geneva auto show. 福特的新款汽车严格保密，直到日内瓦汽车展时才露面。 discretion /dɪˈskreʃən/ [uncountable noun] the ability to judge when you should or should not tell people things that you know about someone or something 决断能力；谨慎，慎重 absolute discretion is required from everyone working for the royal family. 为皇室服务的每个人都必须做到绝对谨慎。leave something to somebody's discretion i leave it to your discretion as to whether you should tell your colleagues. 要不要告诉你的同事，我让你自己来决定。show/exercise discretion tv commentators have shown great discretion, glossing over the problems in her personal life. 电视评论员表现得非常谨慎，对她个人生活中的问题避而不谈。 can junior managers be trusted to exercise discretion when making decisions? 可以相信初级经理能作出慎重的决定吗？be the (very) soul of discretion be the sort of person who will never tell something that should be kept secret 是［极为］谨慎的人 you can tell martin anything -- he's the very soul of discretion. 你什么话都可以跟马丁说—他是个很谨慎的人。 secrecy /ˈsiːkrɪsi, ˈsiːkrəsi/ [uncountable noun] when what someone does or says is kept very secret, so that only a few people know about it 保密，秘密状态 there is a great deal of secrecy within the organization. 组织内部非常保密。 why all the secrecy? you've got nothing to be ashamed of. 为什么要藏着不说?你又没有什么见不得人的事。utmost secrecy our commanding officer emphasized the need to maintain the utmost secrecy about the operation at all times. 我们的指挥官强调这次行动任何时候都要绝对保密。swear somebody to secrecy make someone promise that they will not tell other people a secret 让某人发誓保密 anna swore me to secrecy on the subject of her family until her book came out. 安娜要我发誓在她的书出版之前不谈她家里的事。a veil/shroud/cloak of secrecy the gunmen tracked down their target, despite the shroud of secrecy surrounding his whereabouts. 尽管他行踪神秘，持枪歹徒还是追踪到了他。 confidentiality /ˌkɒnfɪdenʃiˈæləti, ˌkɒnfədenʃiˈælətiǁˌkɑːn-/ [uncountable noun] the trust that exists between people who share secrets, especially between a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer and someone who gives them private advice 机密，保密；秘密［尤指专业人士如医生或律师与其当事人之间］ alexander declined to comment, citing attorney--client confidentiality. 亚历山大拒绝作出评论，说是律师和当事人之间有保密协定。 researchers should always be able to guarantee complete confidentiality for their subjects. 研究人员一定要能够保证研究对象的资料得到绝对保密。 data encryption ensures the privacy and confidentiality of email messages. 资料加密可以确保电子邮件内容的私密性。breach/violate confidentiality to break confidentiality by telling someone a secret 违反保密协定 the health clinic has again been caught violating patient confidentiality. 这家诊所再一次被发现违反了为病人保密的协定。breach of confidentiality you doctor should not have told your parents about the abortion -- that was a blatant breach of confidentiality. 你的医生不该告诉你父母你做过人工流产的事一那公然违背了保密协定。5. done secretly 秘密地做 secretly/in secret/in secrecy /ˈsiːkrɪtli, ˈsiːkrətli, ɪn ˈsɪːkrə̇t, ɪn ˈsiːkrəsi/ [adverb] done without anyone else knowing 秘密地 many civilians were secretly killed and buried by soldiers. 许多平民被士兵秘密杀害后掩埋了。 my parents didn't approve of our relationship, and we had to meet in secret. 我父母不赞成我们的关系，所以我们只得偷偷见面。 operating in secrecy, intelligence agencies are often seen as mysterious and unaccountable for their actions. 由于行事秘密，情报机构在人们眼里往往显得很神秘，他们的行动也令人费解。 on the quiet /ɒn ðə ˈkwaɪət/ [adverb] if you do something on the quiet, you do it secretly, especially because you think that people will disapprove of what you are doing 偷偷地［尤因认为人们不赞成你所做的］ his doctor has told him he mustn't drink, but he still has the occasional brandy on the quiet. 医生嘱咐他不要喝酒，可他有时还是要偷偷地喝一杯白兰地。 he used to flirt with the two girls, on the quiet, when his wife wasn't looking. 以前他会趁妻子不注意的时候，偷偷地和那两个女孩子调情。 behind closed doors /bɪˌhaɪnd kləʊzd ˈdɔːʳz/ [adverb] if important official meetings, discussions, or decisions take place behind closed doors, they take place secretly without the public being allowed to see or hear them ［重要的官方会议、讨论或决定］暗中，秘密地 the board members met behind closed doors to discuss the deal. 董事会闭门讨论这笔生意。 although america is a democracy, a lot of key decisions are made behind closed doors by unelected advisers. 美国虽然是个民主国家，但是许多重大事情还是由未经选举的总统顾问私下决定的。 in private/privately /ɪn ˈpraɪvə̇t, ˈpraɪvə̇tli/ [adverb] if you do something in private or privately, you do it where other people cannot see or hear you 私下地 can i have a word with you in private? 我同你私下里说句话好吗？ although party officials give the president their public support, many are saying in private that he may have to resign. 虽然党内官员在公开场合对总统表示拥护，但有许多人私下在说他可能得辞去职务。 generations of native american children in state schools were punished for speaking their own language, even privately. 在公立学校里，一代又一代的印第安儿童因为说自己的语言而受到了惩罚，即使是私下里说说也不行。 behind somebody's back /bɪˌhaɪnd somebodyˈs ˈbæk/ [adverb] if you do something or say something unpleasant about someone behind their back, you do or say it without telling them 在某人背后，背地里 i thought you were my friend. now i find you've been talking about me behind my back. 我原以为你是我的朋友，现在我发现你居然在背后议论我。 people laughed at him behind his back. 人们都在背后笑话他。 he agrees with his boss to his face, but then criticizes him behind his back. 他当面迎合老板，背后却批评他。go behind somebody's back i'm not happy about you going behind my back like that. you should have told me. 你竟背着我这样，我很不高兴。你应该告诉我的。 surreptitiously /ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/ [adverb] if you do something surreptitiously, you do it while other people are not looking because you do not want them to see you doing it 偷偷摸摸地 she glanced surreptitiously up at the clock. 她偷偷地抬头看了一下钟。 i found myself studying his face surreptitiously. 我发现自己在偷偷地打量着他的脸。 greenpeace claim that toxic waste has been dumped surreptitiously on west coast beaches. “绿色和平”组织称，有人在西海岸的海滩上偷偷地倾倒有毒废料。 furtively /ˈfɜːʳtɪvli/ [adverb] if you do something furtively, you do it in a way which makes you look as if you are keeping something secret, especially something wrong that you have done 偷偷摸摸地，鬼鬼祟崇地 she looked around furtively to make sure no one was watching. 她鬼鬼祟祟地张望了一下，确保没人看着她。 the older boys hovered furtively outside the school gates, clutching thinly rolled cigarettes. 那几个年长一点的男孩鬼鬼祟祟地在校门外徘徊，手里夹着细细的香烟。6. behaving as if you have a secret 表现得好像有秘密似的 secretive /ˈsiːkrɪtɪv, ˈsiːkrətɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv/ [adjective] unwilling to let other people know what you are doing, or to give them information about yourself 遮遮掩掩的；守口如瓶的 years of living alone had made her secretive and unwilling to trust anyone. 多年的独居生活使她对自己的事守口如瓶，不愿相信任何人。 why did stephen always have to be so secretive in his business dealings? 斯蒂芬在生意上为什么总是要这样神神秘秘的? much of the discussion focused upon north korea's highly secretive nuclear program. 讨论的焦点主要是高度隐秘的核计划。secretive about kath's very secretive about her past, isn't she? 凯瑟对自己的过去真是讳莫如深，不是吗？ cagey /ˈkeɪdʒi/ [adjective] informal unwilling to tell people definitely what your plans, intentions, or opinions are - use this especially when you cannot think of a good reason for someone doing this 【非正式】［对于计划、意图或意见］隐秘不说的，谨言慎行的［尤用于表示你不知道某人为什么要这样做］ he gets very cagey whenever i ask him about his job. 每次我问起他的工作，他都隐秘不说。cagey about she's very cagey about what she spends her money on, don't you think? 她绝口不提她的钱花在哪里，你说呢？play it cagey american coach bob dwyer is playing it cagey over his choice of a replacement skipper. 鲍勃·德怀尔教练对接替队长的人选讳莫如深。 play your cards close to your chest british /play your cards close to your vest american /pleɪ jɔːʳ ˌkɑːʳdz kləʊs tə jɔːʳ ˈtʃest, pleɪ jɔːʳ ˌkɑːʳdz kləʊs tə jɔːʳ ˈvest/ [verb phrase] if someone plays their cards close to their chest or vest, they do not allow other people to know what they are planning to do next ［对自己的下一步计划］守口如瓶，秘而不宣 roslin, known for playing his cards close to his vest, declined to comment. 罗斯林拒绝评论，他是出了名守口如瓶的。 furtive /ˈfɜːʳtɪv/ [adjective] someone who is furtive or behaves in a furtive way looks as though they are keeping something secret, especially something wrong that they have done 偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的 his movements were quick and furtive, and he spoke in a whisper. 他的动作又快又鬼祟，而且压着声音说话。 miss baggely appeared unconfident, almost furtive. 巴格利小姐显得很不自信，有点躲躲闪闪的。 the two girls exchanged furtive glances across the dinner table and tried hard not to giggle. 这两个女孩隔着餐桌诡秘地交换眼色，拼命地忍住不笑出来。 secret /ˈsiːkrɪt, ˈsiːkrət/ [adjective only before noun] doing something only in secret, so that other people do not know you are doing it 秘密的，不公开的 i actually think he's probably a secret republican voter. 我其实认为他也许偷偷地投了共和党一票。 he hid the fact that he was a secret drinker from his employees for many years. 他有偷偷酗酒的习惯，但是他向雇员隐瞒了好多年。 closet /ˈklɒzɪt, ˈklɒzətǁˈklɑː-, ˈklɔː-/ [adjective] closet alcoholic/homosexual/communist etc one who is secretly an alcoholic, homosexual etc 秘密的嗜酒者/同性恋者/党员等 he finally came out in 1998, after years as a closet homosexual. 他多年来一直不公开表明是同性恋者，终于在1998年站出来承认了。☞ secret¹☞ secret² |
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