(亦作schtum) informal <非正式>
- silent; non-communicative沉默不语的, 默不作声的：
he kept shtum about the fact that he was sent down for fraud.
他对于因欺诈而被开除的事实保持沉默。
(shtummed, shtumming)no obj.
- be or become quiet and non-communicative沉默不语：
you start to say something and then just when it's getting interesting you shtum up.
你开始说了, 可正当你说到精彩之处时, 却沉默不语了。
词源
1950s: Yiddish， from German stumm.