se·cret

adjective

/ˈsiːkrət/

known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others秘密的；保密的；外人不得而知的
- secret information/meetings/talks秘密信息／会议／会谈
- They belong to an age-old secret society.他们属于一个古老的秘密社团。
- secret from somebody He tried to keep it secret from his family.这件事他试图瞒着家里。
- Details of the proposals remain secret.提议的细节仍不得而知。
- a secret passage leading to the beach通往海滩的秘密通道
- The two candidates were chosen by a secret ballot (= in which nobody knows how you voted) of MPs. 这两名候选人是通过议员无记名投票（=没有人知道你是如何投票的）选出的。
- He's a natural salesman, whose secret weapon is the sheer confidence and optimism that he exudes. 他是一个天生的推销员，他的秘密武器就是他所流露出的纯粹的自信和乐观。
- The group is on a highly secret mission. 该小组正在执行一项高度机密的任务。
- Secret police documents were leaked to the press. 秘密警察的文件被泄露给媒体。
- The scandal was kept secret from the French public for 18 years.这起丑闻向法国公众隐瞒了 18 年。
- What could be so secret what it had to stay hidden?到底是什么事情如此秘密，以至于必须隐藏起来？
see also top secret
Extra Examples
- The ceasefire was agreed following secret talks between the two leaders.两位领导人秘密会谈之后，双方同意停火。
- revealing the text of the hitherto secret treaty公开此前一直保密的条约文本
- They managed to keep the party more or less secret from Christine.聚会的事他们基本上瞒住了克里斯蒂娜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- stay
- …
adverb
- highly
- top
- very
- …
preposition
- from
[only before noun] used to describe actions and behaviour that you do not tell other people about（指行为与习惯）暗中进行的，未公开的，隐秘的
- He's a secret drinker.他偷偷地喝酒。
- I didn't know you were a secret football fan.我不知道你私下里还是个足球迷。
- her secret fears她内心的担忧
- Perhaps he has secret hopes that she'll go back to him.也许他心里暗暗希望她能回到他身边。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- stay
- …
adverb
- highly
- top
- very
- …
preposition
- from
secret (about something) (of a person or their behaviour) liking to have secrets that other people do not know about; showing this诡秘；神秘 synonym secretive
- They were so secret about everything.他们无论对什么都那样神秘兮兮的。
- Jessica caught a secret smile flitting between the two of them.杰西卡看见他们俩诡秘地相视一笑。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.

se·cret

noun

/ˈsiːkrət/

Idioms

[countable] something that is known about by only a few people and not told to others秘密；机密
- Can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？
- She will not reveal his secret.她不会泄露他的秘密。
- The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret.那艘船的位置是高度机密。
- This bar is one of central London's best/worst kept secrets. 这个酒吧是伦敦中心区最不为人知／广为人知的地方。
- Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret?我们要不要把秘密透露给他？
- He made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。
- It's no secret that the past few years have been challenging for the industry.众所周知，该行业近几年经历重重难关。
- dark secrets from his past他过去的黑暗秘密
- The dirty little secret of gaming is how much time you spend not having fun. 游戏的肮脏小秘密是你花了多少时间没有乐趣。
- Let me tell you a secret.让我告诉你一个秘密。
see also official secret, trade secret
Extra Examples
- How did the secret get out?秘密是怎么泄露的？
- I have no secrets from you.我对你没有任何秘密。
- Their relationship remained a secret.他们的关系依旧不为外人所知。
- That evening she had revealed many of her innermost secrets.那天晚上她透露了许多内心最深处的秘密。
- He refuses to make any secret of his political allegiances.他拒绝隐瞒自己的政治立场。
- There was some secret about the source of his wealth.关于他钱财的来源是个秘密。
- Uncle Charlie hides a dark secret.查利叔叔有个不可告人的秘密。
- a charming museum that is one of the city's best-kept secrets一个迷人的博物馆，是该市最不为人知的地方之一
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- little
- …
verb + secret
- have
- guard
- keep
- …
secret + verb
- be out
- come out
- get out
- …
preposition
- in secret
- secret about
- secret from
- …
phrases
- make no secret of the fact that…
- not make a secret of something
(usually the secret)
[singular] the best or only way to achieve something; the way a particular person achieves something诀窍；秘诀
- She still looks so young. What's her secret?她看上去依旧那么年轻，她的保养秘诀是什么呢？
- secret of something Careful planning is the secret of success.仔细计划是成功的诀窍。
- secret to doing something These animals may hold the secret to combating the virus.从这些动物身上也许能找到对抗这种病毒的诀窍。
- secret to something The secret to happiness is love. 幸福的秘诀是爱。
- What is the secret to their success?他们成功的秘诀是什么？
Extra Examples
- She revealed the secret behind her extraordinary success.她透露了自己取得非凡成功的秘诀。
- the secrets of staying healthy保持健康的秘诀
Topics Successb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + secret
- reveal
- tell somebody
- know
- …
preposition
- secret behind
- secret of
phrases
- the secret of (somebody’s) success
[countable, usually plural] a thing that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘；奥妙
- the secrets of the universe宇宙的奥秘
- He spent much of his childhood here, learning the secrets of the woods.他在这里度过了童年的大部分时间，学习森林的秘密。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + secret
- reveal
- tell somebody
- know
- …
preposition
- secret behind
- secret of
phrases
- the secret of (somebody’s) success

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.

Idioms

be an open secret

if something is an open secret, many people know about it, although it is supposed to be a secret是公开的秘密

a guilty secret

a secret that somebody feels ashamed about见不得人的秘密

in secret

without other people knowing about it秘密地；暗中
- The meeting was held in secret.会议是秘密召开的。
- She admired him, in secret of course.她当然暗地里钦佩他。
- The film stars were married in secret to avoid publicity.这对影星为了避开公众注意，秘密结了婚。

单词	secret
释义	se·cret adjective /ˈsiːkrət/ /ˈsiːkrət/ known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others秘密的；保密的；外人不得而知的 secret information/meetings/talks秘密信息／会议／会谈 They belong to an age-old secret society.他们属于一个古老的秘密社团。 secret from somebody He tried to keep it secret from his family.这件事他试图瞒着家里。 Details of the proposals remain secret.提议的细节仍不得而知。 a secret passage leading to the beach通往海滩的秘密通道 The two candidates were chosen by a secret ballot (= in which nobody knows how you voted) of MPs. 这两名候选人是通过议员无记名投票（=没有人知道你是如何投票的）选出的。 He's a natural salesman, whose secret weapon is the sheer confidence and optimism that he exudes. 他是一个天生的推销员，他的秘密武器就是他所流露出的纯粹的自信和乐观。 The group is on a highly secret mission. 该小组正在执行一项高度机密的任务。 Secret police documents were leaked to the press. 秘密警察的文件被泄露给媒体。 The scandal was kept secret from the French public for 18 years.这起丑闻向法国公众隐瞒了 18 年。 What could be so secret what it had to stay hidden?到底是什么事情如此秘密，以至于必须隐藏起来？ see also top secret Extra Examples The ceasefire was agreed following secret talks between the two leaders.两位领导人秘密会谈之后，双方同意停火。 revealing the text of the hitherto secret treaty公开此前一直保密的条约文本 They managed to keep the party more or less secret from Christine.聚会的事他们基本上瞒住了克里斯蒂娜。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain stay … adverb highly top very … preposition from [only before noun] used to describe actions and behaviour that you do not tell other people about（指行为与习惯）暗中进行的，未公开的，隐秘的 He's a secret drinker.他偷偷地喝酒。 I didn't know you were a secret football fan.我不知道你私下里还是个足球迷。 her secret fears她内心的担忧 Perhaps he has secret hopes that she'll go back to him.也许他心里暗暗希望她能回到他身边。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain stay … adverb highly top very … preposition from secret (about something) (of a person or their behaviour) liking to have secrets that other people do not know about; showing this诡秘；神秘 synonym secretive They were so secret about everything.他们无论对什么都那样神秘兮兮的。 Jessica caught a secret smile flitting between the two of them.杰西卡看见他们俩诡秘地相视一笑。 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’. se·cret noun /ˈsiːkrət/ /ˈsiːkrət/ Idioms [countable] something that is known about by only a few people and not told to others秘密；机密 Can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗？ She will not reveal his secret.她不会泄露他的秘密。 The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret.那艘船的位置是高度机密。 This bar is one of central London's best/worst kept secrets. 这个酒吧是伦敦中心区最不为人知／广为人知的地方。 Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret?我们要不要把秘密透露给他？ He made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it).他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。 It's no secret that the past few years have been challenging for the industry.众所周知，该行业近几年经历重重难关。 dark secrets from his past他过去的黑暗秘密 The dirty little secret of gaming is how much time you spend not having fun. 游戏的肮脏小秘密是你花了多少时间没有乐趣。 Let me tell you a secret.让我告诉你一个秘密。 see also official secret, trade secret Extra Examples How did the secret get out?秘密是怎么泄露的？ I have no secrets from you.我对你没有任何秘密。 Their relationship remained a secret.他们的关系依旧不为外人所知。 That evening she had revealed many of her innermost secrets.那天晚上她透露了许多内心最深处的秘密。 He refuses to make any secret of his political allegiances.他拒绝隐瞒自己的政治立场。 There was some secret about the source of his wealth.关于他钱财的来源是个秘密。 Uncle Charlie hides a dark secret.查利叔叔有个不可告人的秘密。 a charming museum that is one of the city's best-kept secrets一个迷人的博物馆，是该市最不为人知的地方之一 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great little … verb + secret have guard keep … secret + verb be out come out get out … preposition in secret secret about secret from … phrases make no secret of the fact that… not make a secret of something (usually the secret) [singular] the best or only way to achieve something; the way a particular person achieves something诀窍；秘诀 She still looks so young. What's her secret?她看上去依旧那么年轻，她的保养秘诀是什么呢？ secret of something Careful planning is the secret of success.仔细计划是成功的诀窍。 secret to doing something These animals may hold the secret to combating the virus.从这些动物身上也许能找到对抗这种病毒的诀窍。 secret to something The secret to happiness is love. 幸福的秘诀是爱。 What is the secret to their success?他们成功的秘诀是什么？ Extra Examples She revealed the secret behind her extraordinary success.她透露了自己取得非凡成功的秘诀。 the secrets of staying healthy保持健康的秘诀 Topics Successb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + secret reveal tell somebody know … preposition secret behind secret of phrases the secret of (somebody’s) success [countable, usually plural] a thing that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘；奥妙 the secrets of the universe宇宙的奥秘 He spent much of his childhood here, learning the secrets of the woods.他在这里度过了童年的大部分时间，学习森林的秘密。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + secret reveal tell somebody know … preposition secret behind secret of phrases the secret of (somebody’s) success Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’. Idioms be an open secret if something is an open secret, many people know about it, although it is supposed to be a secret是公开的秘密 a guilty secret a secret that somebody feels ashamed about见不得人的秘密 in secret without other people knowing about it秘密地；暗中 The meeting was held in secret.会议是秘密召开的。 She admired him, in secret of course.她当然暗地里钦佩他。 The film stars were married in secret to avoid publicity.这对影星为了避开公众注意，秘密结了婚。
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