reticent

美 [ˈretɪsnt]英 [ˈretɪsnt]
  • adj.沉默寡言;寡言少语;有保留;不愿与人交谈

派生词: reticence n.

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adj.

寡言少语;不愿与人交谈;有保留
unwilling to tell people about things

She was shy and reticent.

她羞怯而寡言少语。

He was extremely reticent about his personal life.

他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

uncommunicative

reticent

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    ADJ-GRADED 沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的
    Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things.

    She is so reticent about her achievements...

    她对自己的成就缄口不言。

  • Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it.

    珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言;事实上,她喜欢这一点。

adj

1
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
Synonym: self-effacing retiring
2
cool and formal in manner
Synonym: restrained unemotional
3
temperamentally disinclined to talk
Synonym: untalkative

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  1. She was morose , pale , and reticent .

    她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻,并且沉默寡言。

  2. They " talk a lot " , while Asian students are reticent , she says .

    她说,这些学生“有很多话说”,而亚洲的学生则沉默寡言。

  3. He was extremely reticent about his personal life .

    他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

  4. She was shy and reticent .

    她羞怯而寡言少语。

  5. Mrs. Smith , normally a reticent woman , took it upon herself to write to the President .

    通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。

  6. She is so reticent about her achievements

    她对自己的成就缄口不言。

  7. He has become even more reticent since then .

    从此,他变得更沉默了。

  8. He was reticent about his opinion .

    他有保留意见。

  9. Readers of the China Business Review article were far from reticent .

    《华商报》的读者对这篇文章的反应颇为强烈。

  10. Don 't get reticent because you 're good at your current role .

    不要因为你擅长现在的工作就沉默不语、停滞不前。

  11. Thought on Right of being Reticent System in Criminal Proceeding

    关于刑事诉讼中沉默权制度的思考

  12. Reticent about one 's hope She won 't talk about going .

    对自己的希望闭口不谈而她却闭口不提走的事。

  13. By contrast , the big Western powers have been relatively reticent .

    相形之下,西方大国显得较为低调。

  14. Many in the rising world , of course , welcome a more reticent America .

    当然,在日益崛起的国家当中,许多人都欢迎一个更为低调的美国。

  15. I was a little reticent to come over and talk to you .

    我没想着要过来跟你说话。

  16. It was a matter upon which he was reticent .

    这是一个他讳莫如深的话题。

  17. Chinese industry executives attending the show remain reticent to discuss the J-11B program .

    正在参观展览的这位中国产业主管对讨论J-11B项目保持沉默。

  18. He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past .

    他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。

  19. People that are low in self-confidence tend to be reticent and somewhat anxious .

    不自信的人更低调或者有一点容易焦虑。

  20. Just how much can a polite and reticent people withstand ? That is the test for modern China .

    现在的问题是,儒雅而沉默的中国人能对此容忍多少,这是对当代中国的一个考验。

  21. She remembered how reticent her father had been about his past .

    她记得她父亲多么不愿谈起他的过去。

  22. She was always extremely reticent about her colleagues .

    她一贯极少谈论自己的同事。

  23. Our country should learn from the western countries , establish the reticent right system , and perfect our criminal judicature system .

    我国应借鉴国外的经验,加强立法确立沉默权制度,以完善我国刑事司法制度。

  24. With so much financial uncertainty in the air , corporations are reticent to take risks on new cloud computing services .

    时值金融动荡之际,各企业在运营新的云计算服务时需承担风险。

  25. You have an extra reason to be reticent .

    你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。

  26. On the establishment of reticent right

    试论沉默权的确立

  27. India 's been quite reticent to step into issues of Iraq or Syria , for example .

    印度在涉及伊拉克和叙利亚的问题上一直保持沉默。

  28. Whether Reticent Right Enters the Constitution

    沉默权应否入宪

  29. Silence Right Is No Longer Reticent

    沉默权不该再沉默

  30. College students can cultivate noble moral sentiment through participating in social practice by the reticent knowledge they have gained .

    大学生参加社会实践活动能够通过获得的缄默知识,培养高尚的道德情操;