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单词 secretly
音标
英['si:krətlɪ] 美[ˈsikrɪtlɪ]
解释
adv.秘密地,背地里;偷偷地;私自;潜;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例:Soldiers have been training at a secret location...士兵们一直在一个秘密场所训练。
例:The police have been trying to keep the documents secret.警方一直设法将这些文件保密。

N-COUNT
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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-SING
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.
例:The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing...成功的秘诀在于诚实和公平交易。
例: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。

N-COUNT
奥秘;奥妙
Something's secrets are the things about it which have never been fully explained.
例: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。
例:The past is riddled with deep dark secrets.过去承载了诸多不可告人的惊天秘密。

PHRASE
秘密地;暗地里
If you do something in secret, you do it without anyone else knowing.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
不隐瞒;开诚布公
If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
adj:secret~

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