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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ATTENTION〕In the end I got sick of the conversation and switched off. 最后我聊得腻烦了，就闭口不言。朗文写作活用〔SAY〕He always clams up when I ask him about his job -- do you think he's doing something illegal? 我问到他的工作，他总是闭口不谈——你说他会不会在做什么非法的事?朗文写作活用〔TALK〕It's been three months, but he won't talk about the accident. 已经过了三个月，但他对那次事故仍闭口不谈。朗文写作活用〔ask〕She asked that I not say anything about it.她要我闭口不谈此事。韦氏高阶〔be stuck on sb/sth〕Nick's really stuck on Maria - he doesn't talk about anything else.尼克真的喜欢上玛丽亚了——他张口闭口谈的全是她。剑桥高阶〔bribe〕He had been bribed into silence.他被收买而闭口不言。英汉大词典〔bribe〕They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident.他们收买他，要他对此事件闭口不言。韦氏高阶〔bristle〕Their vocabulary bristles fashionably with talk of federalism.他们开口闭口都是联邦制度，满口时髦词汇。柯林斯高阶〔cagey〕He was very cagey about what happened at the meeting.他对会上发生的事情闭口不谈。剑桥高阶〔clamp〕Creed opened his mouth to speak, then clamped it shut .克里德张口想要说话，然后又闭口不说了。朗文当代〔clam〕A sensitive child is likely just to clam up.敏感的孩子可能就会闭口不言。朗文当代〔close〕He was close about his personal life.他对自己的私生活闭口不谈。外研社新世纪〔close〕The moment I said I was a police officer, everyone would close up like a clam.我一说我是警官，所有的人就会闭口不言。朗文当代〔close〕You're very close about your work, aren't you? 你对自己的工作闭口不谈，是不是？朗文当代〔discretion〕I admired your secretary's discretion in not saying where you had been on business.我佩服你秘书的谨慎,她闭口不说你上哪儿出差去了。英汉大词典〔ism〕You're always talking in isms—sexism, ageism, racism.你张口闭口就是各种主义，性别主义、年龄歧视、种族主义。牛津高阶〔let on〕He knows the culprit but is not letting on.他知道罪犯是谁, 但却闭口不说。外研社新世纪〔let on〕He knows the culprit but is not letting on.他知道罪犯是谁，但却闭口不说。柯林斯高阶〔mention〕He avoided mentioning his family.他闭口不提他的家庭。牛津搭配〔mind〕Honestly, all you ever talk about is sex－you have a one-track mind! 坦率地说，你张口闭口都是性 － 你就这一个心思！牛津搭配〔mum〕He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.他闭口不谈他对此事的个人感受。柯林斯高阶〔mum〕He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.他闭口不谈对此事的看法。外研社新世纪〔mysterious〕He was being very mysterious about where he was going.他十分诡秘，闭口不谈他要去的地方。牛津高阶〔peace〕To be silent.缄默，闭口不说美国传统〔praise〕He was loud in his praises of his new car.他张口闭口夸耀自己的新车。英汉大词典〔reticent〕He is reticent about discussing his past.他对自己的过去闭口不谈。韦氏高阶〔reticent〕He was reticent about his past [on his plans].他闭口不谈他的过去[他的计划]。文馨英汉〔reticent〕The government has been reticent about how it would deal with the economic crisis.政府对于将如何处理经济危机一直闭口不谈。英汉大词典〔secretive〕She's very secretive about money matters.她对钱的事闭口不谈。外研社新世纪〔shame into〕He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.邻居们试图让他自感羞愧而从此闭口, 他是不会乖乖就范的。外研社新世纪〔shame〕He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.邻居们试图想让他自感羞愧而从此闭口，他是不会乖乖就范的。柯林斯高阶〔shopper〕If you hang around with colleagues all the time you just end up talking shop.如果整天和同事泡在一起的话，你最终就会变得开口闭口都是工作。柯林斯高阶〔silence〕Jean's silence on the subject was unnerving.琼闭口不谈这个问题令人不安。英汉大词典〔silence〕We must break 50 years of silence on issues like the government's involvement in assassination and espionage.*50年来，我们对诸如政府参与刺杀以及间谍活动这样的问题闭口不言。我们必须打破这种局面。韦氏高阶〔simple〕His refusal to talk was simple stubbornness.他闭口不说话完全是因为他固执。外研社新世纪〔stonewall〕The interviewer accused the minister of stonewalling on the issue of tax increases.采访者指责部长闭口不谈增加税收的问题。剑桥高阶〔talk〕For all their talk of equality, the boys ended up not doing any cooking.男孩们张口闭口平等，但是他们最终还是没做饭。牛津搭配〔tight-lipped〕Diplomats are remaining tight-lipped about the negotiations.外交官们对谈判的情况仍然闭口不谈。朗文当代〔tightlipped〕He is tightlipped about his personal life.他闭口不谈自己的私生活。英汉大词典After several angry/fierce glares she finally got the message and shut up.被人生气地/狠狠地瞪了几眼之后，她终于领会了意思，就闭口了。剑桥国际Everybody shuts up like a clam as soon as you mention it. 你一提及此事，大家便都闭口不言。译典通He is one of those arty-farty types who talk of nothing but the latest novel/play/exhibition.他是那种假充艺术内行的人，开口闭口总是谈论最新的小说/戏剧/展览。剑桥国际He kept his trap shut. 他闭口不言。译典通He's being very secretive about his new girlfriend.他对他的新女朋友闭口不提。剑桥国际I've told him it's a secret and he's to keep his trap shut (= not say anything about it).我告诉过他这是个秘密，他必须对此闭口不言。剑桥国际Kimberley Smart is an adroit interviewer who knows when to keep her mouth shut.金伯利·斯马特是一个机敏的采访记者，她知道何时应该闭口。剑桥国际The interviewer accused the minister of stonewalling on the issue of tax increases.采访者指责部长在增税问题上闭口不谈。剑桥国际The suspect clammed up when lawyers asked about his girlfriend. 当律师问嫌疑犯有关他女友的事时，他闭口不答。译典通 |
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