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单词 unforthcoming
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Definition of unforthcoming in English:

unforthcoming

adjectiveʌnfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋˌənfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ
  • 1(of a person) not willing to divulge information.

    (人)不愿泄露秘密(或信息)的

    the sergeant seemed unforthcoming, so he enquired at the gate

    那军士似乎不愿说,所以他到大门处打听。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Which perhaps explains why Cusack is so criminally unforthcoming off-screen.
    • They've done nothing to harm us yet, but they've been stubbornly unforthcoming as to what this is all about.
    • They were similarly unforthcoming when asked for specifics about the number of jobs that the company plans to cut.
    • Intensely guarded about details of her private life, she has a tendency to be equally unforthcoming about her career - sitting there, icy and inscrutable, her perfect, heart-shaped face closed to the world.
    • It was not that they were too conceited or unforthcoming to open themselves up to external aid.
    • Although his character is shy and unforthcoming, Power has a tremendous presence on stage.
    • He is friendly but mostly unforthcoming when the conversation comes around to his marketing tricks and strategies.
    • After another unconvincing display during his reign as caretaker manager - the club has won only five of his 10 league games in charge - he was typically unforthcoming.
    • Trinity College were unforthcoming, preferring not to hold a public debate on such sensitive matters.
    • Even by the standards of the average private company, it is intensely secretive about its development and expansion plans, and is unforthcoming on the number of stores it intends to open.
    • We were surprised, however, not only by how unforthcoming the Bank was, but also how unprofessional its Washington leadership was and has been throughout this endeavor.
    • When my dad, who is not exactly unforthcoming with his opinions on politics, came over last year, we were besieged with people shaking their heads and apologising for their president.
    • The Chinese there have also been very, very unforthcoming with the media and yet, reporters have been able to slip into these areas, aid agencies have been able to slip into these areas.
    • He has been unforthcoming, even to members of his own band, about where he currently hangs his hat.
    • Celtic's plc board - equally unforthcoming - is believed to have already decided Dalglish will not be given the job.
    • Shares continued to tumble as the company was unforthcoming as to the date of the meeting.
    • Firstly, Carroll is an unreliable waste-of-space who never turns up for things, is always surrounded by mates, and only engages in banter or is monosyllabic and unforthcoming in his one-to-ones with Allen.
    • The sultan's response was polite but unforthcoming: ‘The matter has been resolved amicably and I do not think it would serve any purpose to revive it.’
    • The company that manufactures them has been extremely uncooperative and unforthcoming with information.
    • Brian strikes me as actually quite a glum and unforthcoming figure.
    Synonyms
    hostile, disagreeable, misanthropic, antagonistic, aggressive
  • 2(of something required) not ready or made available when wanted or needed.

    (需要之物)尚未准备好的

    with money unforthcoming from the company, the project has had to be delayed

    因公司资金未到位,工程不得不推迟。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Message boards have been quiet, reviews unforthcoming.
    • But proof is still unforthcoming as to whether or not the party's sister organisation the IRA was even involved.
    • The selection here - winnowed from almost the entire body of surviving correspondence precisely as being of the greatest interest - proves almost completely unforthcoming in this respect.

Definition of unforthcoming in US English:

unforthcoming

adjectiveˌənfɔrθˈkəmɪŋˌənfôrTHˈkəmiNG
  • 1(of a person) not willing to divulge information.

    (人)不愿泄露秘密(或信息)的

    the sergeant seemed unforthcoming, so he inquired at the gate

    那军士似乎不愿说,所以他到大门处打听。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The company that manufactures them has been extremely uncooperative and unforthcoming with information.
    • Intensely guarded about details of her private life, she has a tendency to be equally unforthcoming about her career - sitting there, icy and inscrutable, her perfect, heart-shaped face closed to the world.
    • They've done nothing to harm us yet, but they've been stubbornly unforthcoming as to what this is all about.
    • Although his character is shy and unforthcoming, Power has a tremendous presence on stage.
    • Even by the standards of the average private company, it is intensely secretive about its development and expansion plans, and is unforthcoming on the number of stores it intends to open.
    • The Chinese there have also been very, very unforthcoming with the media and yet, reporters have been able to slip into these areas, aid agencies have been able to slip into these areas.
    • Firstly, Carroll is an unreliable waste-of-space who never turns up for things, is always surrounded by mates, and only engages in banter or is monosyllabic and unforthcoming in his one-to-ones with Allen.
    • Which perhaps explains why Cusack is so criminally unforthcoming off-screen.
    • After another unconvincing display during his reign as caretaker manager - the club has won only five of his 10 league games in charge - he was typically unforthcoming.
    • He is friendly but mostly unforthcoming when the conversation comes around to his marketing tricks and strategies.
    • Brian strikes me as actually quite a glum and unforthcoming figure.
    • It was not that they were too conceited or unforthcoming to open themselves up to external aid.
    • We were surprised, however, not only by how unforthcoming the Bank was, but also how unprofessional its Washington leadership was and has been throughout this endeavor.
    • The sultan's response was polite but unforthcoming: ‘The matter has been resolved amicably and I do not think it would serve any purpose to revive it.’
    • He has been unforthcoming, even to members of his own band, about where he currently hangs his hat.
    • When my dad, who is not exactly unforthcoming with his opinions on politics, came over last year, we were besieged with people shaking their heads and apologising for their president.
    • Celtic's plc board - equally unforthcoming - is believed to have already decided Dalglish will not be given the job.
    • They were similarly unforthcoming when asked for specifics about the number of jobs that the company plans to cut.
    • Shares continued to tumble as the company was unforthcoming as to the date of the meeting.
    • Trinity College were unforthcoming, preferring not to hold a public debate on such sensitive matters.
    Synonyms
    hostile, disagreeable, misanthropic, antagonistic, aggressive
  • 2(of something required) not ready or made available when wanted or needed.

    (需要之物)尚未准备好的

    with money unforthcoming from the company, the project has had to be delayed

    因公司资金未到位,工程不得不推迟。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The selection here - winnowed from almost the entire body of surviving correspondence precisely as being of the greatest interest - proves almost completely unforthcoming in this respect.
    • But proof is still unforthcoming as to whether or not the party's sister organisation the IRA was even involved.
    • Message boards have been quiet, reviews unforthcoming.
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