secret 的英语意思
secretsecret1 /ˈsiːkrɪt/ adjective 
查看全部语言翻译1known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others只有少数人知道、且对他人保密的: 
They kept their relationship secret from their parents.他们对父母隐瞒了两人的关系。 agents on a secret mission执行秘密任务的特工 secret talks with the terrorists与恐怖分子的秘密谈判secret compartment/passage etc The drugs were found in a secret compartment in Campbell’s suitcase.毒品是在坎贝尔手提箱的一个暗格里发现的。secret ingredient/recipe/formula The cookies are made to a secret recipe.这些饼干是按照一个秘方制作的。2[only before noun] secret feelings, worries, or actions are ones that you do not want other people to know about秘密的感情、担忧或行为，指不想让他人知道的: His secret fear was that Jenny would leave him.他内心隐藏的恐惧是珍妮会离开他。 Did you know you had a secret admirer (=someone who is secretly in love with you)?你知道有人在暗恋你吗（即暗中爱慕你的人）？► see thesaurus at private3secret weapon something that will help you gain a big advantage over your competitors, that they do not know about能帮助你大幅领先竞争对手、而对手并不知晓的东西4used to describe the behaviour of someone who is keeping their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from other people用于描述将自己的想法、意图或行为隐瞒他人的人的行为方式 SYN secretivesecret about They’re being very secret about it.他们对此讳莫如深。 There was a secret smile on her face.她脸上带着一丝神秘的微笑。THESAURUS同义词辨析secret known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else只有少数人知道，且这些人已同意不告知其他任何人的: · a secret meeting place· 秘密会面地点· The details of the proposal must remain secret.· 提案的细节必须保密。confidential used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people用于指信息（尤指商业或政府信息），意为保密且不打算向他人公开或透露: · a highly confidential report· 一份高度机密的报告· Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential.· 员工的个人信息被视为严格保密。classified used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people用于指政府下令对大多数人保密的信息: · He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s.· 他被指控在20世纪50年代向俄国人传递机密信息。sensitive used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it用于指因若为不当人员知晓会造成问题而需保密的信息: · A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files.· 一名青少年设法入侵了美国空军的敏感文件。covert [only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization用于指秘密进行的事情，尤指由政府或官方组织所为: · a CIA covert operation· 中央情报局的秘密行动undercover [usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information用于指警察为抓捕罪犯或获取情报而秘密进行的事情: · Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation.· 侦探在经过五天的卧底行动后逮捕了嫌疑人。underground an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government地下组织或报纸指秘密运作或出版、并反对政府的: · Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II.· 她父亲在第二次世界大战期间是法国地下抵抗运动的成员。clandestine /klænˈdestɪn/ secret and often illegal or immoral秘密的，且往往是非法或不道德的: · clandestine meetings· 秘密会面· his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran· 他参与了一项向伊朗秘密出售武器的行动· a clandestine love affair· 一段秘密的恋情hush-hush informal非正式 used about information or activities that are kept officially secret用于指被官方保密的信息或活动: · He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project.· 他被委以某个高度保密的军事项目的负责人。· I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush.· 我完全不知道他是做什么的——一切都严格保密。COLLOCATIONS CHECK搭配核查confidential information/document/report/letter/inquiryclassified information/document/materialsensitive information/filescovert operation/support/activities/war/aidundercover agent/operation/investigation/workunderground organization/newspaper/economyclandestine meeting/operation/organization/networkhush-hush research/project/experiment
查看全部语言翻译1known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others只有少数人知道、且对他人保密的: They kept their relationship secret from their parents.他们对父母隐瞒了两人的关系。 agents on a secret mission执行秘密任务的特工 secret talks with the terrorists与恐怖分子的秘密谈判secret compartment/passage etc The drugs were found in a secret compartment in Campbell’s suitcase.毒品是在坎贝尔手提箱的一个暗格里发现的。secret ingredient/recipe/formula The cookies are made to a secret recipe.这些饼干是按照一个秘方制作的。2[only before noun] secret feelings, worries, or actions are ones that you do not want other people to know about秘密的感情、担忧或行为，指不想让他人知道的: His secret fear was that Jenny would leave him.他内心隐藏的恐惧是珍妮会离开他。 Did you know you had a secret admirer (=someone who is secretly in love with you)?你知道有人在暗恋你吗（即暗中爱慕你的人）？► see thesaurus at private3secret weapon something that will help you gain a big advantage over your competitors, that they do not know about能帮助你大幅领先竞争对手、而对手并不知晓的东西4used to describe the behaviour of someone who is keeping their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from other people用于描述将自己的想法、意图或行为隐瞒他人的人的行为方式 SYN secretivesecret about They’re being very secret about it.他们对此讳莫如深。 There was a secret smile on her face.她脸上带着一丝神秘的微笑。THESAURUS同义词辨析secret known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else只有少数人知道，且这些人已同意不告知其他任何人的: · a secret meeting place· 秘密会面地点· The details of the proposal must remain secret.· 提案的细节必须保密。confidential used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people用于指信息（尤指商业或政府信息），意为保密且不打算向他人公开或透露: · a highly confidential report· 一份高度机密的报告· Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential.· 员工的个人信息被视为严格保密。classified used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people用于指政府下令对大多数人保密的信息: · He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s.· 他被指控在20世纪50年代向俄国人传递机密信息。sensitive used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it用于指因若为不当人员知晓会造成问题而需保密的信息: · A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files.· 一名青少年设法入侵了美国空军的敏感文件。covert [only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization用于指秘密进行的事情，尤指由政府或官方组织所为: · a CIA covert operation· 中央情报局的秘密行动undercover [usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information用于指警察为抓捕罪犯或获取情报而秘密进行的事情: · Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation.· 侦探在经过五天的卧底行动后逮捕了嫌疑人。underground an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government地下组织或报纸指秘密运作或出版、并反对政府的: · Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II.· 她父亲在第二次世界大战期间是法国地下抵抗运动的成员。clandestine /klænˈdestɪn/ secret and often illegal or immoral秘密的，且往往是非法或不道德的: · clandestine meetings· 秘密会面· his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran· 他参与了一项向伊朗秘密出售武器的行动· a clandestine love affair· 一段秘密的恋情hush-hush informal非正式 used about information or activities that are kept officially secret用于指被官方保密的信息或活动: · He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project.· 他被委以某个高度保密的军事项目的负责人。· I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush.· 我完全不知道他是做什么的——一切都严格保密。COLLOCATIONS CHECK搭配核查confidential information/document/report/letter/inquiryclassified information/document/materialsensitive information/filescovert operation/support/activities/war/aidundercover agent/operation/investigation/workunderground organization/newspaper/economyclandestine meeting/operation/organization/networkhush-hush research/project/experiment secretsecret2 noun [countable] 1something that is kept hidden or that is known about by only a few people被隐藏或只有少数人知道的事情: I can’t tell you. It’s a secret.我不能告诉你。这是秘密。 It was no secret that the two men hated each other.两人相互憎恨，这并不是什么秘密。 Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me (=I won’t tell anyone about it).别担心。你的秘密交给我保管（=我不会告诉任何人）。2in secret in a private way or place that other people do not know about以他人不知晓的私下方式或在私下场所: The negotiations were conducted in secret.谈判是秘密进行的。3the secret a particular way of achieving a good result, that is the best or only way取得好结果的某种特定方法，是最佳或唯一的方法the secret to (doing) something The secret to making good pastry is to use very cold water.做出美味酥皮点心的秘诀是使用非常冷的水。 Your hair always looks so great – what’s your secret?你的头发总是那么好看——你有什么秘诀？ What do you think is the secret of her success?你认为她成功的秘诀是什么？4make no secret of something to make your opinions about something clear公开表明对某事的看法: Louise made no secret of her dislike for John.露易丝对约翰的厌恶毫不掩饰。5the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc the things no one yet knows about life, nature etc生命、自然等方面尚无人知晓的奥秘COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词have a secret· We have no secrets from each other.· 我们之间没有任何秘密。know a secret (=about someone else)· You can tell Tom that I know his secret.· 你可以告诉汤姆，我知道他的秘密。keep a secret (=not tell it to anyone)· Can you keep a secret?· 你能保守秘密吗？tell somebody a secret· Shall I tell you a secret?· 要不要我告诉你一个秘密？let somebody in on a secret (=tell them a secret)· Frank let me in on the secret.· 弗兰克把这个秘密告诉了我。reveal/divulge a secret formal正式 (=tell it to someone)· He was accused of revealing state secrets.· 他被指控泄露国家机密。give away a secret (=tell it to someone carelessly or by mistake)· I had to be careful not to give away any secrets.· 我必须小心，不能泄露任何秘密。share a secret (=tell it to someone because you trust them)· I trusted Alexander, so I decided to share my secret with him.· 我信任亚历山大，所以决定把我的秘密告诉他。discover/find out a secret· He was afraid that someone would discover his secret.· 他担心有人会发现他的秘密。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + secret形容词/名词 + secreta big secret (=an important secret or one that very few people know)· The event was supposed to be a big secret, but everyone knew about it.· 这件事本应是个大秘密，但人人都知道了。a little secret (=a personal secret that very few people know)· You must promise me that this will be our little secret.· 你必须答应我，这将是我们之间的小秘密。a closely-guarded/well-kept secret (=a secret that few people are allowed to know)· The recipe is a closely-guarded secret.· 这个配方是一个严格保守的秘密。an open secret (=something that a lot of people know, but do not talk about because it is supposed to be a secret)· It was an open secret that he was having an affair.· 他有外遇是一个公开的秘密。a dark/terrible secret (=a secret about something bad)· I’m sure every family has a few dark secrets.· 我相信每个家庭都有几个不为人知的黑暗秘密。a dirty secret (=a shameful secret)· The exclusion of black people from the film industry is one of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets.· 将黑人排除在电影行业之外，是好莱坞见不得人的秘密之一。a guilty secret (=a secret that someone feels guilty about)· He had finally discovered Jo’s guilty secret.· 他终于发现了乔令人愧疚的秘密。somebody’s innermost secrets (=very private or personal secrets)· She wasn’t confident enough to share her innermost secrets with him.· 她没有足够的信心与他分享内心最深处的秘密。a family secret· Their normally strong relationship is threatened when he has to reveal a family secret.· 当他不得不揭露一个家族秘密时，他们平时牢固的关系受到了威胁。a state/official secret (=a government secret)· He was accused of passing on state secrets to a foreign power.· 他被指控向外国势力传递国家机密。a trade secret (=a company or business secret)· They must not betray their employer’s trust, for instance by giving away trade secrets.· 他们不得辜负雇主的信任，例如不得泄露商业机密。military secrets· He was sent to prison for five years in 1933 for selling military secrets to Germany.· 他因1933年向德国出售军事机密而被判入狱五年。COMMON ERRORS常见错误 ► Don’t say ‘say a secret’ or ‘say your secrets’. Say tell somebody a secret or tell somebody your secrets.
1something that is kept hidden or that is known about by only a few people被隐藏或只有少数人知道的事情: I can’t tell you. It’s a secret.我不能告诉你。这是秘密。 It was no secret that the two men hated each other.两人相互憎恨，这并不是什么秘密。 Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me (=I won’t tell anyone about it).别担心。你的秘密交给我保管（=我不会告诉任何人）。2in secret in a private way or place that other people do not know about以他人不知晓的私下方式或在私下场所: The negotiations were conducted in secret.谈判是秘密进行的。3the secret a particular way of achieving a good result, that is the best or only way取得好结果的某种特定方法，是最佳或唯一的方法the secret to (doing) something The secret to making good pastry is to use very cold water.做出美味酥皮点心的秘诀是使用非常冷的水。 Your hair always looks so great – what’s your secret?你的头发总是那么好看——你有什么秘诀？ What do you think is the secret of her success?你认为她成功的秘诀是什么？4make no secret of something to make your opinions about something clear公开表明对某事的看法: Louise made no secret of her dislike for John.露易丝对约翰的厌恶毫不掩饰。5the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc the things no one yet knows about life, nature etc生命、自然等方面尚无人知晓的奥秘COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词have a secret· We have no secrets from each other.· 我们之间没有任何秘密。know a secret (=about someone else)· You can tell Tom that I know his secret.· 你可以告诉汤姆，我知道他的秘密。keep a secret (=not tell it to anyone)· Can you keep a secret?· 你能保守秘密吗？tell somebody a secret· Shall I tell you a secret?· 要不要我告诉你一个秘密？let somebody in on a secret (=tell them a secret)· Frank let me in on the secret.· 弗兰克把这个秘密告诉了我。reveal/divulge a secret formal正式 (=tell it to someone)· He was accused of revealing state secrets.· 他被指控泄露国家机密。give away a secret (=tell it to someone carelessly or by mistake)· I had to be careful not to give away any secrets.· 我必须小心，不能泄露任何秘密。share a secret (=tell it to someone because you trust them)· I trusted Alexander, so I decided to share my secret with him.· 我信任亚历山大，所以决定把我的秘密告诉他。discover/find out a secret· He was afraid that someone would discover his secret.· 他担心有人会发现他的秘密。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + secret形容词/名词 + secreta big secret (=an important secret or one that very few people know)· The event was supposed to be a big secret, but everyone knew about it.· 这件事本应是个大秘密，但人人都知道了。a little secret (=a personal secret that very few people know)· You must promise me that this will be our little secret.· 你必须答应我，这将是我们之间的小秘密。a closely-guarded/well-kept secret (=a secret that few people are allowed to know)· The recipe is a closely-guarded secret.· 这个配方是一个严格保守的秘密。an open secret (=something that a lot of people know, but do not talk about because it is supposed to be a secret)· It was an open secret that he was having an affair.· 他有外遇是一个公开的秘密。a dark/terrible secret (=a secret about something bad)· I’m sure every family has a few dark secrets.· 我相信每个家庭都有几个不为人知的黑暗秘密。a dirty secret (=a shameful secret)· The exclusion of black people from the film industry is one of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets.· 将黑人排除在电影行业之外，是好莱坞见不得人的秘密之一。a guilty secret (=a secret that someone feels guilty about)· He had finally discovered Jo’s guilty secret.· 他终于发现了乔令人愧疚的秘密。somebody’s innermost secrets (=very private or personal secrets)· She wasn’t confident enough to share her innermost secrets with him.· 她没有足够的信心与他分享内心最深处的秘密。a family secret· Their normally strong relationship is threatened when he has to reveal a family secret.· 当他不得不揭露一个家族秘密时，他们平时牢固的关系受到了威胁。a state/official secret (=a government secret)· He was accused of passing on state secrets to a foreign power.· 他被指控向外国势力传递国家机密。a trade secret (=a company or business secret)· They must not betray their employer’s trust, for instance by giving away trade secrets.· 他们不得辜负雇主的信任，例如不得泄露商业机密。military secrets· He was sent to prison for five years in 1933 for selling military secrets to Germany.· 他因1933年向德国出售军事机密而被判入狱五年。COMMON ERRORS常见错误 ► Don’t say ‘say a secret’ or ‘say your secrets’. Say tell somebody a secret or tell somebody your secrets.