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

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym:self-effacingretiring
• cool and formal in manner
  Synonym:restrainedunemotional
• temperamentally disinclined to talk
  Synonym:untalkative

双语例句

• Google wisely held its tongue, but its supporters were not so reticent.
  谷歌非常明智地选择了沉默，但它的支持者们却难掩心中的愤怒。
• After going through endless and reticent long night, the health emitted one's own sound at last: It should break this kind of silence state!
  在历经沉默的漫漫长夜之后，身体终于发出了自己的声音：它要打破这种沉默状态！
• In winter, like a reticent old woman, with the waves of bone-chilling wind coming!
  冬天像一位不爱说话的老婆婆，随着一阵阵刺骨的寒风来了！
• It was a matter upon which he was reticent.
  这是一个他讳莫如深的话题。
• He has become even more reticent since then.
  从此，他变得更沉默了。
• She remembered how reticent her father had been about his past.
  她记得她父亲多么不愿谈起他的过去。
• They "talk a lot", while Asian students are reticent, she says.
  她说，这些学生“有很多话说”，而亚洲的学生则沉默寡言。
• I am reticent, the ones that because it is thin to float in the heart are sad!
  我沉默，因为心上漂着淡淡的忧伤！
• You have an extra reason to be reticent.
  你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。
• She is so reticent about her achievements
  她对自己的成就缄口不言。