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be secretive about sth
about 后接名词或动名词，表示隐瞒的内容；也可说 be secretive about doing sth。
She is secretive about her plans.
她对自己的计划守口如瓶。
守口如瓶的；遮遮掩掩的
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守口如瓶的；遮遮掩掩的
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; not open or frank
She is secretive about her plans.
她对自己的计划守口如瓶。
倾向于保密的
Having an inclination to secrecy.
与分泌有关的
Relating to secretion.
倾向于保密或不愿透露信息的
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
She is secretive about her travel plans and won't tell anyone the destination.
她对自己的旅行计划遮遮掩掩，不肯告诉任何人目的地。
He remained secretive about how much the repair cost.
他对这次维修花了多少钱一直守口如瓶。
Why are you so secretive about where you go after work?
你为什么对自己下班后去哪里这么遮遮掩掩？
about 后接名词或动名词，表示隐瞒的内容；也可说 be secretive about doing sth。
She is secretive about her plans.
她对自己的计划守口如瓶。
become、grow 等系动词后接形容词，表示进入某种状态。
He became secretive after the incident.
那件事之后他变得遮遮掩掩。
Not this
He is secrecy about his plans.
Use this
He is secretive about his plans.
secrecy 是名词，不能作表语形容词；表示“守口如瓶的”应用形容词 secretive。
Not this
She is secret about her age.
Use this
She is secretive about her age.
secret 作形容词表示“秘密的、不为人知的”，用于事情本身；形容人“讳莫如深、不愿透露”应用 secretive，且搭配介词 about。
Not this
He was secretive of his past.
Use this
He was secretive about his past.
secretive 表示“对……遮遮掩掩”时，固定接介词 about，不用 of；about 后接所隐瞒的事物。
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对…守口如瓶；对…遮遮掩掩
She is very secretive about her past.
她对自己的过去非常守口如瓶。
守口如瓶的人；讳莫如深的人
He is a secretive person and rarely shares his thoughts.
他是个守口如瓶的人，很少分享自己的想法。
守口如瓶的性格；隐秘的性情
His secretive nature made it hard for others to trust him.
他讳莫如深的性格使别人很难信任他。
极为隐秘的；高度保密的
The organization is highly secretive about its operations.
该组织对其运作极为保密。
依然守口如瓶；始终遮遮掩掩
Despite the questions, she remained secretive.
尽管被人追问，她依然守口如瓶。
遮遮掩掩的行为；诡秘的行为
His secretive behavior during the meeting made everyone suspicious.
他开会时遮遮掩掩的行为让大家起了疑心。
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secret（秘密）加 -ive，形容人像守着秘密一样，守口如瓶、遮遮掩掩。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、工作场合、新闻报道 这里指不愿透露信息，语气比较中性；多用于个人对话，也常见于工作讨论和较正式的报道中，但不算特别口语化。
没有真正的同韵词。注意：secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ 和 secrete /sɪˈkriːt/ 形似但重音和元音不同；receptive /rɪˈsɛptɪv/ 和 deceptive /dɪˈsɛptɪv/ 中的 -etive 读 /ɛptɪv/，与 secretive 的 /ətɪv/ 不同。
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