reticent

英 [ˈretɪsnt]

美 [ˈretɪsnt]

adj.  寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留

IELTSGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18407 / COCA.17152

牛津词典

adj.

• 寡言少语；不愿与人交谈；有保留
  unwilling to tell people about things
  1. She was shy and reticent.
     她羞怯而寡言少语。
  2. He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
     他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的
  Someone who isreticentdoes not tell people about things.
  1. She is so reticent about her achievements...
     她对自己的成就缄口不言。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym:self-effacingretiring
• cool and formal in manner
  Synonym:restrainedunemotional
• temperamentally disinclined to talk
  Synonym:untalkative

双语例句

• 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。
• You have an extra reason to be reticent.
  你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。
• In winter, like a reticent old woman, with the waves of bone-chilling wind coming!
  冬天像一位不爱说话的老婆婆，随着一阵阵刺骨的寒风来了！
• 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。
• 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。
• After going through endless and reticent long night, the health emitted one's own sound at last: It should break this kind of silence state!
  在历经沉默的漫漫长夜之后，身体终于发出了自己的声音：它要打破这种沉默状态！
• I am reticent, the ones that because it is thin to float in the heart are sad!
  我沉默，因为心上漂着淡淡的忧伤！
• 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。
• To a certain extent, the victim that maintain reticent masses should be grieved and desperate;
  在某种程度上，维持沉默的群众是应该悲哀而绝望的牺牲者；
• Banks have been reticent to provide services to companies in the burgeoning marijuana industry because the legality is murky.
  由于法律界定的模糊，银行一直对向蓬勃发展的大麻产业提供服务持谨慎态度。