a man/woman etc of few words

someone who does not say very much 寡言少语的男子/女子等

My father was a man of few words.

我父亲是个话很少的人。

Examples from the Corpus

a man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words.

→ a man/woman etc of few words at word1(29)

单词	a man/woman etc of few words
释义	a man/woman etc of few words a man/woman etc of few words someone who does not say very much 寡言少语的男子/女子等 My father was a man of few words. 我父亲是个话很少的人。 Examples from the Corpus a man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words. → a man/woman etc of few words at word1(29)
随便看	failsafes fail sb fail somebody failure failure is not in sb vocabulary failure is not in somebody's vocabulary failure is not in vocabulary failures failure to do failure to do something failure to do sth faint fainted fainter faintest faint hearted faint-hearted fainthearted faint-heartedly faintheartedly faint-heartedness faintheartedness faintheartednesses fainting faintings