Definition of cagey in English:

cagey

(also cagy)

adjectivecagiest, cagier ˈkeɪdʒiˈkeɪdʒi

informal

Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.
〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的
a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck
发言人对他公司所作出的安排吞吞吐吐。
Example sentencesExamples
- Suddenly, caution was the watchword and she grew cagey and defensive, waiting for the chances to land in her lap.
- I've been dating Sam for months now, but just recently he's become very secretive and cagey around me.
- The more cagey British ministers become about the evidence, the more likely are their opponents, and the media, to continue obsessing on the issue.
- He's acting mighty cagey for a guy who just reads the papers, don't you think?
- While some were cagey, to say the least, others had no such problems.
- The staff was cagy, but confirmed my suspicion with slight, knowing expressions and small tight smiles of sympathy.
- Gilbert was being very cagey about his future prospects yesterday.
- He is intent on making people look good but not necessarily beautiful in his work and achieves this by capturing secretive, edgy or cagey subjects.
- Tassie is cagey about the worth of his license, but the 30 or so permits in his zone are worth more than $4 million each.
- I had the distinct impression that he would not appreciate the wrong answer so I decided to play it cagey.
- The bird sellers are extremely cagey about sharing information, especially with press persons.
- When I asked to meet him in person, his publicity people turned cagey, stoking my curiosity even more.
- At lunchtime, he snuck off, being very cagy about where he was to have lunch.
- Since we didn't know the sex, we were a bit cagy and said that we'd have to see.
- Though still cagey about the new novel's subject matter, he does say it will deal with terrorism and with a hostage crisis.
- It's just a case of playing cagey, going careful, and not overstretching yourself.
- If the 25-year-old was less unassuming and more cagey, he would know that is not the sort of thing a team's talismanic striker is meant to say.
- So they are cagey about letting the common herd assess their work.
- He is cagey, though, on the extent to which he will have room to manoeuvre in the business of player recruitment.
- She is cagey about the terminology, though, and doesn't use it in the book.
Synonyms
secretive, guarded, non-committal, tight-lipped, reticent, cautious, circumspect, chary, wary, careful, evasive, elusive, equivocal
discreet
informal playing one's cards close to one's chest

Derivatives

cagily

adverbˈkeɪdʒɪliˈkeɪdʒəli

informal

In a way that suggests reluctance to give information on account of caution or suspicion.
〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的
he answers questions cagily
Example sentencesExamples
- she cagily avoids admitting her age
- Staying put in my state of mind is even less of an option than going out, so we're cagily descending the threadbare stairs, the carpet so worn that it's as hazardous as the side of a glacier.
- In between pleas of privacy, ignorance, and harassment, he still answers questions, cagily and painfully; he clearly wants to be left alone, but also wants to make sense of things.
- His ‘anxiety almost - panic’ escalates when she cagily adds that she has ‘given some thought to donating [her farm] as a wildlife preserve.’

caginess

nounˈkeɪdʒɪnəsˈkeɪdʒinəs

mass noun

informal

Reluctance to give information on account of caution or suspicion.
〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的
he reacted with elaborate caginess
Example sentencesExamples
- her caginess about the nature of her crime
- Isn't the very caginess of this means of attack a bit odd?
- But if there were, why all this caginess and obfuscation?
- Whether he will ever return to Russia permanently is another question altogether, and he answers it with the caginess he displays when discussing retirement.

Origin

Early 20th century (originally US): of unknown origin.

Rhymes

stagy

Definition of cagey in US English:

cagey

(also cagy)

adjectiveˈkājēˈkeɪdʒi

informal

Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.
〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的
manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine
Example sentencesExamples
- The more cagey British ministers become about the evidence, the more likely are their opponents, and the media, to continue obsessing on the issue.
- So they are cagey about letting the common herd assess their work.
- If the 25-year-old was less unassuming and more cagey, he would know that is not the sort of thing a team's talismanic striker is meant to say.
- She is cagey about the terminology, though, and doesn't use it in the book.
- Suddenly, caution was the watchword and she grew cagey and defensive, waiting for the chances to land in her lap.
- The bird sellers are extremely cagey about sharing information, especially with press persons.
- It's just a case of playing cagey, going careful, and not overstretching yourself.
- Gilbert was being very cagey about his future prospects yesterday.
- Tassie is cagey about the worth of his license, but the 30 or so permits in his zone are worth more than $4 million each.
- I've been dating Sam for months now, but just recently he's become very secretive and cagey around me.
- Though still cagey about the new novel's subject matter, he does say it will deal with terrorism and with a hostage crisis.
- Since we didn't know the sex, we were a bit cagy and said that we'd have to see.
- I had the distinct impression that he would not appreciate the wrong answer so I decided to play it cagey.
- The staff was cagy, but confirmed my suspicion with slight, knowing expressions and small tight smiles of sympathy.
- When I asked to meet him in person, his publicity people turned cagey, stoking my curiosity even more.
- He is intent on making people look good but not necessarily beautiful in his work and achieves this by capturing secretive, edgy or cagey subjects.
- He is cagey, though, on the extent to which he will have room to manoeuvre in the business of player recruitment.
- At lunchtime, he snuck off, being very cagy about where he was to have lunch.
- He's acting mighty cagey for a guy who just reads the papers, don't you think?
- While some were cagey, to say the least, others had no such problems.
Synonyms
secretive, guarded, non-committal, tight-lipped, reticent, cautious, circumspect, chary, wary, careful, evasive, elusive, equivocal

Origin

Early 20th century (originally US): of unknown origin.

单词	cagey
释义	Definition of cagey in English: cagey (also cagy) adjectivecagiest, cagier ˈkeɪdʒiˈkeɪdʒi informal Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion. 〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的 a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck 发言人对他公司所作出的安排吞吞吐吐。 Example sentencesExamples Suddenly, caution was the watchword and she grew cagey and defensive, waiting for the chances to land in her lap. I've been dating Sam for months now, but just recently he's become very secretive and cagey around me. The more cagey British ministers become about the evidence, the more likely are their opponents, and the media, to continue obsessing on the issue. He's acting mighty cagey for a guy who just reads the papers, don't you think? While some were cagey, to say the least, others had no such problems. The staff was cagy, but confirmed my suspicion with slight, knowing expressions and small tight smiles of sympathy. Gilbert was being very cagey about his future prospects yesterday. He is intent on making people look good but not necessarily beautiful in his work and achieves this by capturing secretive, edgy or cagey subjects. Tassie is cagey about the worth of his license, but the 30 or so permits in his zone are worth more than $4 million each. I had the distinct impression that he would not appreciate the wrong answer so I decided to play it cagey. The bird sellers are extremely cagey about sharing information, especially with press persons. When I asked to meet him in person, his publicity people turned cagey, stoking my curiosity even more. At lunchtime, he snuck off, being very cagy about where he was to have lunch. Since we didn't know the sex, we were a bit cagy and said that we'd have to see. Though still cagey about the new novel's subject matter, he does say it will deal with terrorism and with a hostage crisis. It's just a case of playing cagey, going careful, and not overstretching yourself. If the 25-year-old was less unassuming and more cagey, he would know that is not the sort of thing a team's talismanic striker is meant to say. So they are cagey about letting the common herd assess their work. He is cagey, though, on the extent to which he will have room to manoeuvre in the business of player recruitment. She is cagey about the terminology, though, and doesn't use it in the book. Synonyms secretive, guarded, non-committal, tight-lipped, reticent, cautious, circumspect, chary, wary, careful, evasive, elusive, equivocal discreet informal playing one's cards close to one's chest Derivatives cagily adverbˈkeɪdʒɪliˈkeɪdʒəli informal In a way that suggests reluctance to give information on account of caution or suspicion. 〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的 he answers questions cagily Example sentencesExamples she cagily avoids admitting her age Staying put in my state of mind is even less of an option than going out, so we're cagily descending the threadbare stairs, the carpet so worn that it's as hazardous as the side of a glacier. In between pleas of privacy, ignorance, and harassment, he still answers questions, cagily and painfully; he clearly wants to be left alone, but also wants to make sense of things. His ‘anxiety almost - panic’ escalates when she cagily adds that she has ‘given some thought to donating [her farm] as a wildlife preserve.’ caginess nounˈkeɪdʒɪnəsˈkeɪdʒinəs mass nouninformal Reluctance to give information on account of caution or suspicion. 〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的 he reacted with elaborate caginess Example sentencesExamples her caginess about the nature of her crime Isn't the very caginess of this means of attack a bit odd? But if there were, why all this caginess and obfuscation? Whether he will ever return to Russia permanently is another question altogether, and he answers it with the caginess he displays when discussing retirement. Origin Early 20th century (originally US): of unknown origin. Rhymes stagy Definition of cagey in US English: cagey (also cagy) adjectiveˈkājēˈkeɪdʒi informal Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion. 〈非正式〉（因谨慎或怀疑而）吞吞吐吐的，不愿透露的 manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine Example sentencesExamples The more cagey British ministers become about the evidence, the more likely are their opponents, and the media, to continue obsessing on the issue. So they are cagey about letting the common herd assess their work. If the 25-year-old was less unassuming and more cagey, he would know that is not the sort of thing a team's talismanic striker is meant to say. She is cagey about the terminology, though, and doesn't use it in the book. Suddenly, caution was the watchword and she grew cagey and defensive, waiting for the chances to land in her lap. The bird sellers are extremely cagey about sharing information, especially with press persons. It's just a case of playing cagey, going careful, and not overstretching yourself. Gilbert was being very cagey about his future prospects yesterday. Tassie is cagey about the worth of his license, but the 30 or so permits in his zone are worth more than $4 million each. I've been dating Sam for months now, but just recently he's become very secretive and cagey around me. Though still cagey about the new novel's subject matter, he does say it will deal with terrorism and with a hostage crisis. Since we didn't know the sex, we were a bit cagy and said that we'd have to see. I had the distinct impression that he would not appreciate the wrong answer so I decided to play it cagey. The staff was cagy, but confirmed my suspicion with slight, knowing expressions and small tight smiles of sympathy. When I asked to meet him in person, his publicity people turned cagey, stoking my curiosity even more. He is intent on making people look good but not necessarily beautiful in his work and achieves this by capturing secretive, edgy or cagey subjects. He is cagey, though, on the extent to which he will have room to manoeuvre in the business of player recruitment. At lunchtime, he snuck off, being very cagy about where he was to have lunch. He's acting mighty cagey for a guy who just reads the papers, don't you think? While some were cagey, to say the least, others had no such problems. Synonyms secretive, guarded, non-committal, tight-lipped, reticent, cautious, circumspect, chary, wary, careful, evasive, elusive, equivocal Origin Early 20th century (originally US): of unknown origin.
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