reticent
英 [ˈretɪsnt]
美 [ˈretɪsnt]
adj. 寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留
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- She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。 - He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
- She was shy and reticent.
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.- She is so reticent about her achievements...
她对自己的成就缄口不言。 - 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。
- She is so reticent about her achievements...
英英释义
adj
- reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- cool and formal in manner
- temperamentally disinclined to talk
双语例句
- 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。 - Just how much can a polite and reticent people withstand? That is the test for modern China.
现在的问题是,儒雅而沉默的中国人能对此容忍多少,这是对当代中国的一个考验。 - For understandable reasons Mr Obama has been reticent about the scale of young black alienation in the US.
出于可理解的原因,奥巴马对美国黑人青年的异化程度一直保持沉默。 - I was a little reticent to come over and talk to you.
我没想着要过来跟你说话。 - People that are low in self-confidence tend to be reticent and somewhat anxious.
不自信的人更低调或者有一点容易焦虑。 - 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! - 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。 - Chinese industry executives attending the show remain reticent to discuss the J-11B program.
正在参观展览的这位中国产业主管对讨论J-11B项目保持沉默。 - She is so reticent about her achievements
她对自己的成就缄口不言。 - Reticent about one's hope She won't talk about going.
对自己的希望闭口不谈而她却闭口不提走的事。