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reticent

英 [ˈretɪsnt]

美 [ˈretɪsnt]

adj.  寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留

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Collins.1 / BNC.18407 / COCA.17152

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 寡言少语;不愿与人交谈;有保留
      unwilling to tell people about things
      1. She was shy and reticent.
        她羞怯而寡言少语。
      2. He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
        他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的
      Someone who isreticentdoes not tell people about things.
      1. She is so reticent about her achievements...
        她对自己的成就缄口不言。
      2. Mrs. Smith, normally a reticent woman, took it upon herself to write to the President.
        通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
      他沉默含蓄,雍容华贵,书生气十足,而又温文有礼。
    • Mrs. Smith, normally a reticent woman, took it upon herself to write to the President.
      通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。
    • I was a little reticent to come over and talk to you.
      我没想着要过来跟你说话。
    • But, although it has been painfully reticent, safe only seems to have bought small slices of Western companies so far.
      然而,虽然外管局一直煞费苦心的保持缄默,但似乎迄今仅收购了多家西方企业的一小部分股权。
    • Chinese industry executives attending the show remain reticent to discuss the J-11B program.
      正在参观展览的这位中国产业主管对讨论J-11B项目保持沉默。
    • You have an extra reason to be reticent.
      你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。
    • The mermaid in the deep sea, it is brilliant that no matter how lights on the bankare. debark, what is done? Is a beautiful one interspersed, or a reticent onlooker?
      深海中的人鱼,无论岸上灯火如何辉煌。上岸,去做什么?一个美丽的点缀,还是一个沉默的旁观者?
    • It was a matter upon which he was reticent. You'll have to be more careful what you say; you really caught her on the raw when you mentioned her first husband.
      你以后讲话得更加小心;你提到了她的第一个丈夫,这是她忌讳的事。
    • Many in the rising world, of course, welcome a more reticent America.
      当然,在日益崛起的国家当中,许多人都欢迎一个更为低调的美国。
    • Don't get reticent because you're good at your current role.
      不要因为你擅长现在的工作就沉默不语、停滞不前。