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

• The mermaid in the deep sea, it is brilliant that no matter how lights on the bankare. debark, what is done? Is a beautiful one interspersed, or a reticent onlooker?
  深海中的人鱼，无论岸上灯火如何辉煌。上岸，去做什么？一个美丽的点缀，还是一个沉默的旁观者？
• 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。
• Many in the rising world, of course, welcome a more reticent America.
  当然，在日益崛起的国家当中，许多人都欢迎一个更为低调的美国。
• 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。
• Although I am a rather reticent individual by nature, I made the most of the oral presentations in class. And soon my confidence level soared.
  尽管我生性沉默寡言，但我充分利用了课堂上做口头陈述的机会，这使我不久就信心倍增。
• 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。
• You have an extra reason to be reticent.
  你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。
• 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。
• Don't get reticent because you're good at your current role.
  不要因为你擅长现在的工作就沉默不语、停滞不前。
• 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！