1 secret /ˈsiːkrət/ adjective Learner's definition of SECRET
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: kept hidden from others : known to only a few people秘密的 -
the robbers' secret hideout抢匪的秘密藏身处
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a secret compartment/passage/cave秘密房间/通道/洞穴
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a secret formula/ingredient秘密配方/成分
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Her secret wish is to become a senator.她心中的愿望是当个参议员。
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The message was written in secret code.消息是用密码写的。
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I don't know the secret password.我不知道密码。
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He was sent on a secret mission.他被派去执行秘密任务。
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They engaged in secret negotiations with the enemy.他们和敌人进行了秘密谈判。
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She tried to keep her marriage secret.她试图隐瞒自己的婚姻。
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She has a secret admirer. [=someone admires her but she does not know who it is]她有一个暗恋者。
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She has a secret lover. [=a lover that no one else knows about]她有一个秘密情人。
— see also secret agent, secret police, secret service, top secret 2
[more secret; most secret] : keeping information hidden from others : secretive保密的
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She wrote to him secretly.她悄悄写信给他。
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He was secretly delighted by their decision.他为他们的决定暗自高兴。
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They got married secretly.他们秘密结婚了。
2 secret /ˈsiːkrət/ noun
plural secrets
plural secrets
Learner's definition of SECRET
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: a fact or piece of information that is kept hidden from other people秘密 -
Don't tell him about the party—it's a secret.不要告诉他聚会的事—这是秘密。
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I'm going to tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else.我告诉你一个秘密，但是你必须保证不告诉别人。
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They're getting married. The secret is out. [=everyone now knows that they're getting married]他们要结婚了，秘密已经公开。
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He knows how to keep a secret. [=if you tell him a secret he won't tell it to anyone else]他知道怎么保守秘密。
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This wine may be Italy's best-kept secret. [=something very good that not many people know about]这种葡萄酒也许是意大利最不为人知的秘密。
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It's no secret [=many people know] that he has connections to the Mafia.他和黑手党有瓜葛，这不是什么秘密。
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I'll let you in on a (little) secret. [=I'll tell you a secret]我要告诉你一个秘密。
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The report disclosed the company's dirty little secret. [=something bad that the company does not want people to know]报告揭露了公司一些肮脏的内幕。
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Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. [=I won't tell anyone your secret]别担心，我不会把你的秘密告诉别人的。
— see also trade secret 2
: a special or unusual way of doing something to achieve a good result秘诀；诀窍 -
You always look great. What's your secret?你看起来总是很棒。你的秘诀是什么？
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She shared her beauty secrets with the group.她和这群人分享了自己的美容秘诀。
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The secret to/of a good sauce is the base.好酱汁的诀窍在于食材。
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What is the secret to your success? [=why are you so successful?]你成功的秘诀是什么？
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: something that cannot be explained神秘的事；奥秘
in secret
: in a private place or manner私下；秘密地；暗中
make no secret of
: to show or express (something) openly : to not try to hide (something)公开表达