reticent

US [ˈretɪsənt]
UK [ˈretɪs(ə)nt]
  • adj.寡言少语；不愿与人交谈；有保留
  • Web沉默的；沉默寡言的；沉默不语的

Synonym

Antonym

Advanced E-C

E-C

E-E

Web Definition

reticent
adj.
1.
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.
他对自己的私人生活讳莫如深。

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,寡言少语寡言少语,不愿与人交谈不愿与人交谈,有保留有保留,沉默的沉默的,沉默寡言的沉默寡言的,沉默不语的沉默不语的
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
If you are reticent to begin using namespaces, consider upgrading your IDE and try out namespaces with a bit of help from your favorite IDE.
如果您还不太愿意开始使用名称空间，可以考虑升级IDE，在IDE的帮助下尝试使用名称空间。
rú guǒ nín hái bù tài yuàn yì kāi shǐ shǐ yòng míng chēng kōng jiān , kě yǐ kǎo lǜ shēng jí IDE , zài IDE de bāng zhù xià cháng shì shǐ yòng míng chēng kōng jiān 。
www.ibm.com
2.
You think we seem to have met before, you asked me if we have an agreement of the preexistence? I open my big eyes with reticent.
我说，我叫鱼。你觉得似曾相识，问我，是前世的约定么？我鼓起大大的眼睛，却对着你沉默。
wǒ shuō , wǒ jiào yú 。 nǐ jué de sì céng xiāng shí , wèn wǒ , shì qián shì de yuē dìng me ? wǒ gǔ qǐ dà dà de yǎn jing , què duì zhe nǐ chén mò 。
bbs.sungood.net
3.
Although Lee has become something of a hero since publicizing his involvement with the Open Kinect contest, he is reticent.
尽管自从李公开他在开源Kinect竞赛的参与，他成为了某种意义上的英雄，他依旧沉默如初。
jǐn guǎn zì cóng lǐ gōng kāi tā zài kāi yuán Kinect jìng sài de cān yù , tā chéng wèi le mǒu zhǒng yì yì shàng de yīng xióng , tā yī jiù chén mò rú chū 。
article.yeeyan.org
4.
So just how much bond buying would the U. S. central bank have to do to get reticent consumers spending again?
美联储得购买多少公债，才能让消费者支出回暖呢？
měi lián chǔ de gòu mǎi duō shao gōng zhài , cái néng ràng xiāo fèi zhě zhī chū huí nuǎn ne ?
cn.reuters.com
5.
"She had been shy and reticent with me, and now . . . she was telling me aloud the secrets of her inmost heart" (W. H. Hudson).
“她以前和我在一起时很害羞，又沉默寡言，但是现在却大声地对我说出了她最内心的秘密”（W·H·哈德森）。
" tā yǐ qián hé wǒ zài yì qǐ shí hěn hài xiū , yòu chén mò guǎ yán , dàn shì xiàn zài què dà shēng de duì wǒ shuō chū le tā zuì nèi xīn de mì mì " ( W · H · hā dé sēn ) 。
odict.net
6.
She was so reticent about her social life that even her roommates did not know she had a boyfriend.
关于自己的社交活动，她过去一向太沉默寡言了。那时连她的室友都不知道他有过男朋友。
guān yú zì jǐ de shè jiāo huó dòng , tā guò qù yí xiàng tài chén mò guǎ yán le 。 nà shí lián tā de shì yǒu dōu bù zhī dào tā yǒu guò nán péng yǒu 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
But, although it has been painfully reticent, Safe only seems to have bought small slices of western companies so far.
然而，虽然外管局一直煞费苦心的保持缄默，但似乎迄今仅收购了多家西方企业的一小部分股权。
rán ér , suī rán wài guǎn jú yì zhí shà fèi kǔ xīn de bǎo chí jiān mò , dàn sì hū qì jīn jǐn shōu gòu le duō jiā xī fāng qǐ yè de yī xiǎo bù fen gǔ quán 。
www.ftchinese.com
8.
Since most people dislike being pushed to see any sort of adviser, I expected Boris to be reticent, if not downright hostile.
因为多数人不喜欢被逼着去见任何类型的顾问，所以我预计Boris会会吞吞吐吐--算是不十分敌意的话。
yīn wèi duō shù rén bù xǐ huan bèi bī zhe qù jiàn rèn hé lèi xíng de gù wèn , suǒ yǐ wǒ yù jì Boris huì huì tūn tūn tǔ tǔ - - suàn shì bù shí fēn dí yì de huà 。
bbs.chinadaily.com.cn
9.
Though the Seattle-based company has stuck to its policy of not disclosing Kindle sales, securities analysts have not been so reticent.
尽管这家西雅图的公司坚持不透露Kindles销售数字，但证券分析师们可没有这么守口如瓶。
jǐn guǎn zhè jiā xī yǎ tú de gōng sī jiān chí bù tòu lù Kindles xiāo shòu shù zì , dàn zhèng quàn fēn xī shī men kě méi yǒu zhè me shǒu kǒu rú píng 。
www.bing.com
10.
The spill dishearten us all and, I believe, makes the public a little more reticent to assume a smooth recovery.
我认为漏油已经让我们灰心丧气，让公众对于平稳的经济复苏持更为保留的态度。
wǒ rèn wéi lòu yóu yǐ jīng ràng wǒ men huī xīn sàng qì , ràng gōng zhòng duì yú píng wěn de jīng jì fù sū chí gèng wéi bǎo liú de tài du 。
cn.reuters.com
Bing Dictionary App
Without any ads
Go to website
Download mobile dict apps
iOS
Windows Phone
Android
Download PC apps
Win32 VersionMicrosoft Store