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| /ˈsiːkrət/ |
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| 1 | a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people , and is deliberately not told to other people 秘密；机密；内情 |
| He was accused of selling business secrets to competitors. 他被控向竞争对手出卖公司机密。 |
| I can’ t tell you what she said – it’ s a secret. 我不能告诉你她说了什么，这是秘密。 |
| Your secret is safe with me (=I will not tell anyone) . 我不会说出你的秘密。 |
| The secret is out (=everyone knows about it) . 秘密已公开。 |
| It cannot remain a secret much longer. 这秘密藏不住了。 |
| keep a secret (=not tell anyone) Can you promise to keep a secret? 保密 |
| keep sth a secret (from sb) Mandela kept his work a secret from the prison authorities. 不（向某人）泄露某事 |
| let sb in on a secret (=tell someone a secret) Listen, I’ ll let you in on a little secret. 让某人知晓秘密 |
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| 2 | usually plural something that cannot be explained or is difficult to understand 谜；奥秘 |
| What new secrets of the universe will the new telescope reveal? 新望远镜将揭开宇宙什么样的新奥秘？ |
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| 3 | a particular way of achieving something 秘诀；诀窍 |
| She always looks so slim – I wish I knew her secret. 她看上去总是这么苗条。我真想知道她的秘诀。 |
| The secret is always to warm the pot before putting in the tea. 秘诀是在倒入茶水前把壶暖好。 |
| +of The secret of our success is having highly skilled staff. 我们成功的秘诀是拥有非常熟练的员工。 |
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| - | in secret
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| without anyone else knowing |
| 秘密地；机密地 |
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| The negotiations were conducted in secret. 谈判是秘密进行的。 |
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| - | it is no secret that
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| used for saying that something is a well-known fact |
| 这不是什么秘密 |
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| It’ s no secret that the chairman and his deputy dislike each other intensely. 众人皆知主席和他的副手互不买账。 |
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| - | make no secret of sth
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| to make no attempt to hide your feelings about something |
| 不隐瞒某事；不遮掩某事 |
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| He’ s made no secret of the fact that he’ d like to manage the club. 他毫不隐瞒他想管理俱乐部的愿望。 |
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| Words frequently used with secret | | secret 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | big, closely-guarded, dark, guilty, innermost, well-kept, | 1 | | verbs | betray, confide, disclose, divulge, reveal, share, tell, | 1 | | | |
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