secret
['si:krit]
n.秘密, 奥秘, 秘诀
adj.秘密的, 机密的
例句与用法:
Jill will find out your secret she never misses a trick!
吉尔会发现你的秘密的--她很警觉!
His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.
他的秘密至死也不为人知,因为他从未告诉过别人。
All the people who know this secret represent a security risk.
凡是知道这个秘密的人都对安全造成危险。
Is your brother in the secret?
你弟弟知道这个秘密吗?
Our plan must remain a secret.
我们的计划必须保密。
What's the secret of baking perfect bread?
烤出好面包的秘诀是什么?
We discovered a secret passage behind the wall.
我们在墙后发现了一个秘密通道。
词形变化:
副词: secretly |
a.
1. 秘密的, 机密的
He kept his illness secret from his parents.
他没有告诉他父母他生病的事。
2. 私下的, 暗地里的[B]
The political prisoner was executed after a secret trial.
那名政治犯在受秘密审判后被处决了。
3. 隐蔽的, 暗藏的
He left through a secret door.
他经由一道暗门离开。
4. 神秘的, 奥秘的
5. 偏僻的; 人迹罕至的
6. 嘴紧的, 能保守秘密的[F][(+about)]
He is secret about his past.
他对自己早年的经历一向嘴紧。
n.[C]
1. 秘密, 机密; 内情
I'll tell you a secret that I've never told a living soul.
我要告诉你一个我从未告诉过任何人的秘密。
2. 神秘, 奥秘[P]
3. 秘诀, 诀窍; 秘方[the S][(+of)]
One of the secrets of good health is regular exercise.
身体健康的诀窍之一是定时运动。
4. (人体)阴部[P]
短语词组:
open secret
1. 公开的秘密
Their wedding was an open secret.
他们的婚礼是公开的秘密。
It's an open secret that he's having an affair with his secretary.
他跟秘书的恋情是一个公开的秘密。
The new chairman hasn't been formally appointed, but it's an open secret that it'll be Mr. Smith.
新主席虽尚未正式委任, 但此缺将属史密斯先生已是公开的秘密。
be in the secret
1. 知道内情
Is he in the secret?
他知道内情吗?
in secret
1. 秘密地
I arranged to meet him in secret.
我安排与他秘密会面。
keep a secret
1. 保守秘密
Can you keep a secret?
你能保守秘密吗?
secret
形容词比较级:more secret
形容词最高级:most secret
名词复数:secrets
词形变化:
副词: secretly |
同义词:
private | covert | confidential | mystery | underground | clandestine | hidden | secluded | mysterious | furtive | underhanded | enigma | top-secret | surprise | classified | concealed | confidence | skeleton in the cupboard | riddle | inner | in | dark | unknown | stealthy | inmost | significant | closet | enigmatic | anonymous | invisible | inward | surreptitious | intimate | inwards | privy | unavowed | hush-hush | undercover | hole-and-corner | arcanum | mystical | mystic | cloak-and-dagger | closed book | occult | hugger-mugger |
反义词:
open |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.隐蔽的; 偏僻的
hidden
mysterious
private
concealed
secluded
同义参见:
unknown
furtive
confidential
dark
anonymous
stealthy
enigmatic
closet
mystery
unknown
underhanded
underground1
inward, inwards
invisible
intimate1
inner
inmost
in
covert
significant
反义:
a.秘密的; 神秘的
open
public
overt
obvious
反义参见:
aboveboard
secret['si:krit]adj.1.■秘密的,机密的2.■保守秘密的,能保密的,嘴紧的3.■秘密活动的,暗中进行的4.■隐秘的,暗藏的:a secret door暗门5.■偏僻的,边远的,杳无人烟的6.■内心深处的,秘而不宣的;未公开承认的7.■神秘的,不可思议的;深奥的,难以理解的8.■(人体)私处的,阴部的9.■隐藏的,隐蔽的10.■[美国英语](文件等)印有机密字迹的,非某级别不得阅读的n.1.■秘密,机密;内部情况2.■个人的秘密,隐私3.■秘诀,诀窍:the secret of success成功的诀窍4.■秘方,秘密的制作方法5.■奥秘,神秘:the secret of nature自然界的奥秘6.■[用复数]奇迹7.■[常用复数](人体的)阴部,私处8.■[用复数](秘密组织等的)内部规章制度9.■[美国英语]机密文件10.■[S-]【宗教】默祷a dead secret尚未泄露的秘密a secret passion[美国口语]意中人as secret as the grave见 grave¹be in the secret知道内情;参与秘密活动dead secret未经道破的;绝密in secret秘密地,暗中;私下里keep a secret保守机密keep…secret对…保守秘密let (或 take) someone in on (或 into) a (或 the) secret让某人知道(某个)秘密;向某人传授秘诀make a secret of对…秘而不宣;隐瞒某事make no secret of公开某事,对…不保守秘密top secret绝密的
secretsecret[ˈsi:krit]adj.1.■秘[机]密的2.■隐居的3.■偏僻的, 暗藏的4.■能保守秘密的5.■暗中进行的, 内心感觉的6.■神秘的, 奥秘的7.■(人体)阴部的secret agent特务secret service特务组织, 情报部门a secret place隐居之地a secret valley幽谷secret as the grave守口如瓶secret ballot无记名投票secret rejoicing暗自高兴secret alarm暗自惊慌
词性变化secret[ˈsi:krit]n.1.■秘密, 机密2.■秘诀3.■奥密, 玄妙4.■[Secret ](天主教)默祷5.■[常用复](人体)阴部, 私处a top secret绝密let out a secret泄漏秘密have no secrets from you对你毫无隐瞒the secret of health养身秘诀secrets of nature自然界的奥秘
继承用法secretlyadv.secretnessn.
参考词汇secret;covert;clandestine;furtive;意思都含“秘密的”。1.■secret 系常用词, 指“隐藏某事物以防他人知道或见到的”, 如:There's nothing secret about it.它没什么秘密的。2.■covert 是正式用语, 指“(面目、意义、行动等)隐蔽的、伪装的或不公开的”, 如:a covert threat隐蔽的威胁。3.■clandestine 是正式用语, 指“秘密的、暗地的(不良行为或犯罪活动)”, 如:They had a clandestine meeting in the park yesterday.昨天他们在公园开了个黑会。4.■furtive 指“偷偷摸摸的” 、“鬼鬼祟祟的”, 如:be furtive in one's action行动鬼鬼祟祟的。
adjective
- not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others
秘密的
how did you guess I'd got a secret plan?.
你怎么猜到我有个秘密计划?。
the resupply effort was probably kept secret from Congress.
再补给行动可能是对国会保密的。
■[attrib.]not meant to be known as such by others
秘密的,不想让人知道的
a secret drinker.
秘密酒徒。
■fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown
善于掩饰自己的
he can be the most secret man.
他可能是最会掩饰自己的人。
- something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
秘密,机密
a state secret.
国家机密。
at first I tried to keep it a secret from my wife.
起初我竭力不让我妻子知道此事。
■something that is not properly understood; a mystery
令人不解的事;神秘;谜
I'm not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book.
在本书中我并不试图解释宇宙的奥秘。
■a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something
秘诀;诀窍
the secret of a happy marriage is compromise.
幸福婚姻的秘诀是妥协。
■a prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass
(罗马天主教弥撒捐献仪式后牧师的)默祷
be in (on) the secret
- be among the small number of people who know something
知道内情
- without others knowing
暗地里,秘密地
- make something perfectly clear
不隐瞒某事
secretly
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) 'separate, set apart', from the verb secernere, from se- 'apart' + cernere 'sift'
secret
名词 secret:
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
information known only to a special group
同义词:arcanum
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
同义词:mystery, enigma, closed book
形容词 secret:
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
同义词:clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground
not openly made known
同义词:unavowed
communicated covertly
not expressed
同义词:private
designed to elude detection
同义词:hidden
hidden from general view or use
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
同义词:confidential
indulging only covertly
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
同义词:mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
secret
■And you need maybe a secret word or a secret number to get in, but we say a password, it's the word that lets you pass in, so you would need a password, which of course also might be anything.
(上网时)你可能还需要有一个秘密的单词或数字,我们称它们为“password”。有了秘码你才能进入网络,你可以选任何数字字母或词汇作为你的秘码。
■"Thou hast kept the secret of thy paramour.
“你始终不肖泄露你的奸夫。
■The phrase "secret diplomacy" has long been a red rag to American public opinion.
“秘密外交政策”的说法长期以来引起了美国公众的愤怒。
■Don't worry, I wouldn't breathe a word of your secret.
不要担心,关于你的秘密,我决不会泄漏一个字的。
■The test questions are kept secret, so as to prevent cheating.
为了防止作弊,考试的题目是保密的。
■The chief negotiator keep the report secret from the rest of the government team.
主谈人不让其他政府小组成员知道该报告的内容。
■The secret slipped from his lips.
他不小心泄漏了秘密。
■He revealed the secret by accident.
他不小心泄漏了这个秘密。
■He breathed out the secret just before he died.
他临死前低声说出了那个秘密。
■He wormed the secret out of her.
他从她那里探得秘密。
■He coaxed the secret out of his wife.
他以巧言从妻子囗中探出秘密。
■Neither of them know about it, and the corollary of that is that someone else revealed the secret.
他们两人并不知道这回事,因此一定是另外有人泄露了秘密
■Neither of them knew about it, and the corollary of that is that someone else revealed the secret.
他们两人并不知道这回事,因此一定是另外有人泄露了秘密。
■They went to absurd lengths to keep the affair secret.
他们为了保密无所不用其极。
■They made the secret public.
他们公开了这个秘密。
■They pledged never to tell the secret.
他们发誓决不泄密。
■They made their plans in secret to harm me.
他们密谋害我。
■Their wedding was an open secret.
他们的婚礼是公开的秘密。
■Their love affair is an open secret.
他们的风流韵事是公开的秘密。
■Their secret meetings set the villagers to wag their tongues.
他们秘密相会,使村民们议论纷纷。
■He seemed to know quite a bit about our secret project so I told him it had been cancelled to throw him off the scent.
他似乎对我们的秘密项目知道很多,所以我故意说这个项目已被取消了,以此来转移他的注意力。
■It's an open secret that his firm is going bankrupt.
他公司即将破产一事已是公开的秘密。
■He brought forth the secret.
他公开了这个秘密。
■He pledged to keep the secret.
他发誓保守该秘密。
■He babbled the secret to his friends.
他向朋友们胡乱说话泄露了机密。
■All the time he was in the city the secret police dogged his steps.
他在该市逗留期间一直受到秘密警察的跟踪。
■Her sister was very clever at worming his secret out of him.
他姐姐很会巧妙地从他那儿把秘密套出来。
■He would suffer death rather than betray the secret.
他宁死也不肯泄露机密。
■He was hesitant about giving her the secret.
他对是否告诉她秘密还犹豫不决。
■He harbors a secret grudge against his father.
他对父亲暗怀不满。
■He is secret about his past.
他对自己早年的经历一向嘴紧。
■His jealously guarded secret was soon common property.
他小心翼翼保守的秘密很快就成为众所皆知之事。
■He unripped his secret unhurriedly.
他慢吞吞地将他的秘密说出来。
■What is the secret of his success?
他成功的秘诀是什么?
■He went on a secret mission.
他执行一项秘密使命。
■He had his fortune tucked away in a secret place.
他把他的财产藏在一个秘密的地方。
■He draws me aside and told me a secret .
他把我拉到一边,并告诉我一个秘密。
■He betrayed the secret to his friends.
他把秘密向朋友泄露了。
■He broadcast the secret to the whole school.
他把这个秘密传遍了学校。
■He babbled the secret (out) to his lover.
他把这个秘密向情人说(出去)了。
■He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.
他是个聋哑人,不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。
■He unclothed his secret thoughts.
他暴露了自己的隐秘思想。
■He has secret channels of information.
他有秘密的消息来源。
■He grin at me, as if sharing a secret joke.
他朝我龇牙一笑,好像彼此会心领略一个笑话。
■He hit the secret agent on the jaw and completely laid him out.
他朝那特务的下巴一拳打去,把他打昏在地。
■He kept his illness secret from his parents.
他没有告诉他父母他生病的事。
■His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.
他的秘密至死也不为人知,因为他从未告诉过别人。
■He promises me to keep it a strict secret.
他答应我对此事绝对保密。
■At last the wormed the secret out of his father.
他终于从他父亲那里把秘密套出。
■He left through a secret door.
他经由一暗门离开。
open secret
1. 公开的秘密
Their wedding was an open secret.
他们的婚礼是公开的秘密。
It's an open secret that he's having an affair with his secretary.
他跟秘书的恋情是一个公开的秘密。
The new chairman hasn't been formally appointed, but it's an open secret that it'll be Mr. Smith.
新主席虽尚未正式委任, 但此缺将属史密斯先生已是公开的秘密。
be in the secret
1. 知道内情
Is he in the secret?
他知道内情吗?
in secret
1. 秘密地
I arranged to meet him in secret.
我安排与他秘密会面。
keep a secret
1. 保守秘密
Can you keep a secret?
你能保守秘密吗?
习惯用语a dark secret1.■十分秘密的事be in the secret1.■参与秘密dead secret1.■绝对的秘密in secret1.■秘密地; 私下里, 暗地里keep a [the] secret1.■保守秘密keep sth. secret from (sb.)1.■不把某事告诉某人let [take] sb. into the secret1.■将秘密告诉某人make a secret of1.■隐瞒[常用于否定句]open secret1.■公开的秘密secret of Polichinelle1.■公开的秘密