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英:[in ˈsiːkrət]
美:[ɪn ˈsiːkrət]
偷偷地,暗地地;私下;
adjective
kept from knowledge or view : hidden
marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed
working with hidden aims or methods : undercover
a secret agent
not acknowledged : unavowed
a secret bride
conducted in secret
a secret trial
remote from human frequentation or notice : secluded
revealed only to the initiated : esoteric
designed to elude observation or detection
a secret panel
containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national security compare confidential, top secret
noun
something kept hidden or unexplained : mystery
something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few
a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one's own company or craft : trade secret
secrets plural the practices or knowledge making up the shared discipline or culture of an esoteric society
a prayer traditionally said inaudibly by the celebrant just before the preface of the mass
something taken to be a specific or key to a desired end
the secret of longevity
adjective
kept from knowledge or view : hidden
marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed
working with hidden aims or methods : undercover
a secret agent
not acknowledged : unavowed
a secret bride
conducted in secret
a secret trial
remote from human frequentation or notice : secluded
revealed only to the initiated : esoteric
designed to elude observation or detection
a secret panel
containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national security compare confidential, top secret
noun
something kept hidden or unexplained : mystery
something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few
a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one's own company or craft : trade secret
secrets plural the practices or knowledge making up the shared discipline or culture of an esoteric society
a prayer traditionally said inaudibly by the celebrant just before the preface of the mass
something taken to be a specific or key to a desired end
the secret of longevity
Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French secré, secret, from Latin secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, distinguish, from se- apart + cernere to sift — more at secede, certain
The first known use of secret was in the 14th century
secret1 of 2adjective
hidden or kept from knowledge or view
working in secret as a spy or detective : undercover
a secret agent
secluded sense 1
a secret valley
secret2 of 2noun
something that cannot be explained : mystery
something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only privately with a few
something taken to be necessary to gain a desired end
the secret of a long life
1 Old Osborne stood in secret terror of his son as a better gentleman than himself.
原来奥斯本老头儿暗暗地敬畏儿子,佩服他是有身份的上等人,比自己强.
2 She eats in secret like most compulsive overeaters.
她像大多数强迫性暴食者那样偷偷地吃东西。
3 They engaged in secret negotiations with the enemy.
4 She tried to keep her marriage secret.
5 Her heart melted away in secret raptures.
她暗自高兴得心花怒放.
6 The old doctor in secret struggled to bring back his son, yet he himself was exhausted.
老迈的医生苦苦地挣扎着,想把孩子带回家, 可他已经精疲力尽了.
7 The secret to a good sauce is the base.
8 You always look great. What's your secret?
9 The message was written in secret code.
10 He was sent on a secret mission.
11 Morrison said officials should have known about the potential for backlash if his clients’ names — which had been kept secret during the litigation — became known within the department.
12 Openly he professed loyalty, but in secret he was fanning the flame of sedition.
他表面上伪装忠诚, 暗地里却在煽动闹事.
13 Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.
成员可以通过无记名投票反对候选人加入。
14 Her secret wish is to become a senator.
15 They spied out the secret of her success.
他们秘密地查出她成功的秘密。
16 They made their plans in secret to harm me.
他们密谋害我.
17 Despite this, a deadly snake is smuggled in.
尽管如此,一条致命的毒蛇被偷偷地带进了皇宫里。
18 I tell you this in strict privacy.
我极秘密地告诉你这件事。
19 The lion was stalking in the grass.
狮子在草丛中偷偷地向猎物靠近。
20 Last night, we held a meeting in secret.
昨晚, 我们秘密地举行了一次会议.
2 秘密
underground backstage private dark secret closet confidential covert arcane clandestine backdoor underhand furtive surreptitious hush-hush closely privately covertly in camera confidence secrecy trade secret crypto- like a thief in the night on the quiet on the side behind closed doors under wraps in confidence under the counter stealthy ulterior backstreet cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner inwardly on the downlow behind the scenes on the sly hidden closed intimate shady undercover shadowy backroom closed-door backstairs secretly on the q.t behind closeddoors by the back door
3 秘密地
underhand underground backstage q.t. in private behind closed doors on the quiet under the rose closely privately covertly like a thief in the night on the side in confidence under the counter inwardly on the downlow behind the scenes on the sly in camera secretly on the q.t behind closeddoors by the back door
5 暗地的
7 偷偷的