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TOEFL BNC: 2375 COCA: 1868

secret

adjective
 
/ˈsiːkrət/
/ˈsiːkrət/
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  1.  
     known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others秘密的；保密的；外人不得而知的
    • secret information/meetings/talks秘密信息／会议／会谈
    • They belong to an age-old secret society.他们属于一个古老的秘密团体。
    • secret from somebody He tried to keep it secret from his family.这件事他试图瞒着家里。
    • Details of the proposals remain secret.提议的细节仍不得而知。
    • a secret passage leading to the beach通往海滩的秘密通道
    • The two candidates were chosen by a secret ballot (= in which nobody knows how you voted) of MPs. 这两个候选人是通过议员无记名投票选出的。
    • He's a natural salesman, whose secret weapon is the sheer confidence and optimism that he exudes. 他是一个天生的推销员，他的秘密武器是他流露出的十足的自信和乐观。
    • The group is on a highly secret mission. 该组织正在执行一项高度机密的任务。
    • Secret police documents were leaked to the press. 秘密警察文件被泄露给了新闻界。
    • The scandal was kept secret from the French public for 18 years.这一丑闻对法国公众保密了18年。
    • What could be so secret what it had to stay hidden?有什么能如此秘密，它必须保持隐藏？
    see also top secret
    Extra Examples
    • The ceasefire was agreed following secret talks between the two leaders.两位领导人秘密会谈之后，双方同意停火。
    • revealing the text of the hitherto secret treaty公开此前一直保密的条约文本
    • They managed to keep the party more or less secret from Christine.聚会的事他们基本上瞒住了克里斯蒂娜。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • remain
    • stay
    • …
    adverb
    • highly
    • top
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • from
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  2.  
     [only before noun] used to describe actions and behaviour that you do not tell other people about（指行为与习惯）暗中进行的，未公开的，隐秘的
    • He's a secret drinker.他偷偷地喝酒。
    • I didn't know you were a secret football fan.我不知道你私下里还是个足球迷。
    • her secret fears她内心的担忧
    • Perhaps he has secret hopes that she'll go back to him.也许他私下希望她会回到他身边。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • remain
    • stay
    • …
    adverb
    • highly
    • top
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
  3. secret (about something) (of a person or their behaviour人或行为) liking to have secrets that other people do not know about; showing this诡秘；神秘 synonym secretive
    • They were so secret about everything.他们无论对什么都那样神秘兮兮的。
    • Jessica caught a secret smile flitting between the two of them.杰西卡看见他们俩诡秘地相视一笑。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.

secret

noun
 
/ˈsiːkrət/
/ˈsiːkrət/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [countable] something that is known about by only a few people and not told to others秘密；机密
    • Can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？
    • She will not reveal his secret.她不会泄露他的秘密。
    • The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret.那艘船的位置是高度机密。
    • This bar is one of central London's best/worst kept secrets. 这家酒吧是伦敦市中心保存最好/最差的秘密之一。
    • Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret?我们要不要把秘密透露给他？
    • He made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。
    • It's no secret that the past few years have been challenging for the industry.众所周知，过去几年对这个行业来说是充满挑战的。
    • dark secrets from his past他过去的黑暗秘密
    • The dirty little secret of gaming is how much time you spend not having fun. 游戏的肮脏小秘密是你花了多少时间玩不开心。
    • Let me tell you a secret.让我告诉你一个秘密。
    see also official secret, trade secret
    Extra Examples
    • How did the secret get out?秘密是怎么泄露的？
    • I have no secrets from you.我对你没有任何秘密。
    • Their relationship remained a secret.他们的关系依旧不为外人所知。
    • That evening she had revealed many of her innermost secrets.那天晚上她透露了许多内心最深处的秘密。
    • He refuses to make any secret of his political allegiances.他拒绝隐瞒自己的政治立场。
    • There was some secret about the source of his wealth.关于他钱财的来源是个秘密。
    • Uncle Charlie hides a dark secret.查利叔叔有个不可告人的秘密。
    • a charming museum that is one of the city's best-kept secrets一个迷人的博物馆，是该市最不为人知的地方之一
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • little
    • …
    verb + secret
    • have
    • guard
    • keep
    • …
    secret + verb
    • be out
    • come out
    • get out
    • …
    preposition
    • in secret
    • secret about
    • secret from
    • …
    phrases
    • make no secret of the fact that…
    • not make a secret of something
    See full entry
  2.  
    (usually the secret)
    [singular] the best or only way to achieve something; the way a particular person achieves something诀窍；秘诀
    • She still looks so young. What's her secret?她看上去依旧那么年轻，她的保养秘诀是什么呢？
    • secret of something Careful planning is the secret of success.仔细计划是成功的诀窍。
    • secret to doing something These animals may hold the secret to combating the virus.可能从这些动物身上找到战胜病毒的秘诀。
    • secret to something The secret to happiness is love. 幸福的秘诀是爱。
    • What is the secret to their success?他们成功的秘诀是什么？
    Extra Examples
    • She revealed the secret behind her extraordinary success.她透露了自己取得非凡成功的秘诀。
    • the secrets of staying healthy保持健康的秘诀
    Topics Successb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + secret
    • reveal
    • tell somebody
    • know
    • …
    preposition
    • secret behind
    • secret of
    phrases
    • the secret of (somebody’s) success
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  3. [countable, usually plural] a thing that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘；奥妙
    • the secrets of the universe宇宙的奥秘
    • He spent much of his childhood here, learning the secrets of the woods.他童年的大部分时间都在这里度过，学习森林的秘密。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + secret
    • reveal
    • tell somebody
    • know
    • …
    preposition
    • secret behind
    • secret of
    phrases
    • the secret of (somebody’s) success
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.
Idioms
be an open secret
  1. if something is an open secret, many people know about it, although it is supposed to be a secret是公开的秘密
a guilty secret
  1. a secret that somebody feels ashamed about见不得人的秘密
in secret
  1. without other people knowing about it秘密地；暗中
    • The meeting was held in secret.会议是秘密召开的。
    • She admired him, in secret of course.她钦佩他，当然是秘密的。
    • The film stars were married in secret to avoid publicity.这对影星为了避开公众注意，秘密结了婚。

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