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secretive adjective secretive ♦︎ secret ♦︎ furtive ♦︎ surreptitious ♦︎ conspiratorial ♦︎ stealthyThese words all describe sb or the actions or behaviour of sb who does not want to attract attention. 这些词均表示人或行为诡秘的、偷偷摸摸的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be secretive / secret about sth◆a secret / conspiratorial smile◆a furtive / surreptitious glance◆a surreptitious / conspiratorial manner■ secretive / /ˈsiːkrətɪv/ / (often disapproving) (of a person) tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings and ideas from other people （人）惯于掩藏自己的，思想情感不外露的◆He's very secretive about his work.他对自己的工作讳莫如深。◆The child became secretive and withdrawn.那孩子变得内向孤僻。▸ secretively adverb ◆They acted so secretively about the whole thing.整件事他们做得很隐秘。■ secret [not usually before noun] (sometimes disapproving) (of a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。■ furtive / /ˈfɜːtɪv; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪv/ (especially written, disapproving) (of a person or their behaviour) showing that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed （人或行为）偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的，遮遮掩掩的◆She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.她偷偷摸摸地回头瞥了一下。▸ furtively adverb ◆He peered furtively around the corner.他在拐角处偷偷摸摸地张望。■ surreptitious /ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs; NAmE ˌsɜːrəpˈtɪʃəs/ [only before noun] (written) (of sb's behaviour) done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice （行为）迅速而秘密的，趁人不注意的◆She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.她偷偷看了一眼手表。▸ surreptitiously adverb ◆She crept surreptitiously around the fence.她蹑手蹑脚地绕过围栏。■ conspiratorial /kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəl/ / (of sb's behaviour) suggesting that a secret is being shared （行为）会意的，心照不宣的◆'I know you understand,' he said and gave a conspiratorial wink.“我知道你明白。”他说道，会意地眨了眨眼。■ stealthy / /ˈstelθi/ / (of a person or the way they move) doing things quietly or secretly; quiet or secret （人或行动方式）偷偷摸摸的，不声张的，秘密的◆She was stealthy as a cat in her movements.她的行动像猫一样悄无声息。◆There was a stealthy movement at the edge of the wood.树林边上有人在隐蔽地移动。▸ stealth noun [uncountable] ◆Lions rely on stealth when hunting.狮子捕食全凭偷袭。◆The government was accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth.有人指责政府想不事声张地开征这种税。▸ stealthily adverb ◆They moved forward swiftly and stealthily.他们偷偷地迅速向前移动。 |