secret
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else. 秘密的; 保密的
Soldiers have been training at a secret location. 士兵们一直在一个秘密的地方训练。
2. →see also top secret
3. secretlyADV 秘密地
He wore a hidden microphone to secretly tape-record conversations. 他戴了一个窃听器秘密录下了谈话。
4. N-COUNT A secret is a fact that is known by only a small number of people, and is not told to anyone else. 秘密
I think he enjoyed keeping our love a secret. 我想他喜欢对我们的恋情保密。
5. N-SING If you say that a particular way of doing things is the secret of achieving something, you mean that it is the best or only way to achieve it. 秘诀
The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. 成功的秘诀是诚实和公平交易。
6. N-COUNT Something's secrets are the things about it which have never been fully explained. 奥秘
We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe. 我们现在有机会真正揭开宇宙的奥秘。
7. PHRASE If you do something in secret, you do it without anyone else knowing. 秘密地
Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in secret. 丹发现了我一直和前男友秘密见面。
8. PHRASE If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them. 保守秘密
Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret. 汤姆言行完全不慎重,从来守不住秘密。
9. PHRASE If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly. 不保密
His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions. 他的妻子不隐瞒她对正式场合的厌恶。
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secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ (secrets)
剑桥词典
- B1 [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
- a closely guarded secret
- It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you?
- A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week .
- Shall I let you in on a little secret?
- He revealed the secret under torture .
a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others
秘密
Why did you have to go and tell Bob about my illness ? You just can't keep a secret, can you? 你为什么一定要跑去把我生病的事告诉鲍勃?你就是不能保守秘密,是吗?
A close couple should have no secrets from each other. 关系亲密的夫妻之间应该是没有秘密的。
Aren't you going to let me in on (= tell me) the secret? 难道你不打算告诉我这个秘密?
There's no secret (= everyone knows ) about his homosexuality. 他是同性恋,这已不是秘密了。
She makes no secret of (= makes very clear ) her dislike of her father . 她毫不掩饰自己对父亲的反感。
That restaurant is one of the best-kept secrets in Rome. 那个饭馆是罗马最鲜为人知的地方之一。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a fact about a subject that is not known
奥秘
the secrets of the universe 宇宙的奥秘
[ 单数名词 ]
the particular knowledge and skills needed to do something very well
秘诀;诀窍
So what's the secret of being a good cook ? 那么要成为好厨师,有什么秘诀吗?
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in secretyour secret's safe with me 返回 secret