PHRASAL VERB 透露;泄露 If you do not let on that something is true, you do not tell anyone that it is true, and you keep it a secret. 透露;泄露 [informal]
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She never let on that anything was wrong. [V P that/wh]
她从来没有透露过有什么不妥。
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I didn't let on to the staff what my conversation was. [VERB PREP. + to]
我没有将谈话内容向员工们透露。
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He knows the culprit but is not letting on. [VERB PREP.]
他知道罪犯是谁,但却闭口不说。
SYN reveal, disclose, say, tell
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