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secret n.秘密；奥秘；秘诀adj.秘密的；机密的 (1) 我们的计划必须保密。(2) 他的秘密至死也不为人知，因为他从未告诉过别人。(3) 新的望远镜将会给我们展示宇宙的哪些新奥秘呢？(4) 烤出好面包的秘诀是什么？(5) 我们在墙后发现了一个秘密通道。 There might be a secret passageway in your basement that only you know about. You could have a secret passion for Japanese anime comics and share that secret with only your closest friends. If you're "in on a secret" — plans for a surprise birthday party, for instance — that means you're in the inner circle of people in the know. Everybody has to keep the secret, or the party won't be a surprise.

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英 ['siːkrət] 美 ['siːkrət] (1) Our plan must remain a secret.(2) His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.(3) What new secrets of the universe will the new telescope reveal?(4) What's the secret of baking perfect bread?(5) We discovered a secret passage behind the wall. A secret is something you don’t want everybody to know, like your secret crush on the bus driver. A secret can also be a mystery known to only a few — the secret of the lost pyramid. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:top secret；秘密的；机密的；保密的 If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else.   [ADJ n]Soldiers have been training at a secret location...士兵们一直在一个秘密场所训练。The police have been trying to keep the documents secret.警方一直设法将这些文件保密。secretlyHe wore a hidden microphone to secretly tape-record conversations.他身上藏了一个传声器，打算偷偷录下谈话内容。...secretly organised events.秘密组织的活动2[N-COUNT 可数名词]秘密；机密；内情 A secret is a fact that is known by only a small number of people, and is not told to anyone else. I think he enjoyed keeping our love a secret...我觉得他喜欢和我偷偷摸摸地谈恋爱。I didn't want anyone to know about it, it was my secret.我不想任何人知道这件事，这是我的秘密。3[N-SING 单数名词]秘诀；诀窍 If you say that a particular way of doing things is the secret of achieving something, you mean that it is the best or only way to achieve it.   [the N]The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing...成功的秘诀在于诚实和公平交易。I learned something about writing. The secret is to say less than you need.我学过一点写作方面的技巧，秘诀就是欲说还休。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]奥秘；奥妙 Something's secrets are the things about it which have never been fully explained.   [usu pl]We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe...我们现在有机会去真正解开宇宙的奥秘。The past is riddled with deep dark secrets.过去承载了诸多不可告人的惊天秘密。5[PHRASE 短语]秘密地；暗地里 If you do something in secret, you do it without anyone else knowing.   [PHR after v]Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in secret.丹发现我一直在跟前男友偷偷见面。6[PHRASE 短语]保守秘密 If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.   [V inflects]Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret.汤姆言语很不谨慎，什么时候也别想他守住秘密。7[PHRASE 短语]不隐瞒；开诚布公 If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.   [V inflects]His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions...他的妻子公开表示厌恶那些礼节性的场合。Ministers are making no secret about their wish to buy American weapons.部长们毫不隐瞒他们想要购买美国武器的愿望。

英语单词	secret
英美音标	英 ['siːkrət] 美 ['siːkrət]
中文释义	n.秘密；奥秘；秘诀 adj.秘密的；机密的
英语例句	(1) Our plan must remain a secret. (2) His secret died with him, for he never told anyone. (3) What new secrets of the universe will the new telescope reveal? (4) What's the secret of baking perfect bread? (5) We discovered a secret passage behind the wall.
中文例句	(1) 我们的计划必须保密。 (2) 他的秘密至死也不为人知，因为他从未告诉过别人。 (3) 新的望远镜将会给我们展示宇宙的哪些新奥秘呢？ (4) 烤出好面包的秘诀是什么？ (5) 我们在墙后发现了一个秘密通道。
vocabulary简明	A secret is something you don’t want everybody to know, like your secret crush on the bus driver. A secret can also be a mystery known to only a few — the secret of the lost pyramid.
vocabulary扩展	There might be a secret passageway in your basement that only you know about. You could have a secret passion for Japanese anime comics and share that secret with only your closest friends. If you're "in on a secret" — plans for a surprise birthday party, for instance — that means you're in the inner circle of people in the know. Everybody has to keep the secret, or the party won't be a surprise.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:top secret ；秘密的；机密的；保密的 If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else. [ADJ n] Soldiers have been training at a secret location... 士兵们一直在一个秘密场所训练。 The police have been trying to keep the documents secret. 警方一直设法将这些文件保密。 secretly He wore a hidden microphone to secretly tape-record conversations. 他身上藏了一个传声器，打算偷偷录下谈话内容。 ...secretly organised events. 秘密组织的活动 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]秘密；机密；内情 A secret is a fact that is known by only a small number of people, and is not told to anyone else. I think he enjoyed keeping our love a secret... 我觉得他喜欢和我偷偷摸摸地谈恋爱。 I didn't want anyone to know about it, it was my secret. 我不想任何人知道这件事，这是我的秘密。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]秘诀；诀窍 If you say that a particular way of doing things is the secret of achieving something, you mean that it is the best or only way to achieve it. [the N] The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing... 成功的秘诀在于诚实和公平交易。 I learned something about writing. The secret is to say less than you need. 我学过一点写作方面的技巧，秘诀就是欲说还休。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]奥秘；奥妙 Something's secrets are the things about it which have never been fully explained. [usu pl] We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe... 我们现在有机会去真正解开宇宙的奥秘。 The past is riddled with deep dark secrets. 过去承载了诸多不可告人的惊天秘密。 5 [PHRASE 短语]秘密地；暗地里 If you do something in secret, you do it without anyone else knowing. [PHR after v] Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in secret. 丹发现我一直在跟前男友偷偷见面。 6 [PHRASE 短语]保守秘密 If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them. [V inflects] Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret. 汤姆言语很不谨慎，什么时候也别想他守住秘密。 7 [PHRASE 短语]不隐瞒；开诚布公 If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly. [V inflects] His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions... 他的妻子公开表示厌恶那些礼节性的场合。 Ministers are making no secret about their wish to buy American weapons. 部长们毫不隐瞒他们想要购买美国武器的愿望。

Secret Told I Phrase 短语 People Small Number