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

• 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。
• 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。
• He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
  他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。
• She was morose, pale, and reticent.
  她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。
• 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。
• 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。
• But, although it has been painfully reticent, safe only seems to have bought small slices of Western companies so far.
  然而，虽然外管局一直煞费苦心的保持缄默，但似乎迄今仅收购了多家西方企业的一小部分股权。
• 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。
• He was reticent on his plans.
  对于他的计划他是沉默的。
• 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！