secretly

英 [ˈsiːkrətli]

美 [ˈsikrətli]

adv.  秘密地; 暗暗; 暗自

Oxford 3000 / BNC.6962 / COCA.6108

柯林斯词典

• See also:Soldiers have been training at a secret location...The police have been trying to keep the documents secret.top secret
• N-COUNT 秘密;机密;内情
  Asecretis a fact that is known by only a small number of people, and is not told to anyone else.
  1. I think he enjoyed keeping our love a secret...
     我觉得他喜欢和我偷偷摸摸地谈恋爱。
  2. I didn't want anyone to know about it, it was my secret.
     我不想任何人知道这件事，这是我的秘密。
• N-SING 秘诀;诀窍
  If you say that a particular way of doing things isthe secret ofachieving something, you mean that it is the best or only way to achieve it.
  1. The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing...
     成功的秘诀在于诚实和公平交易。
  2. I learned something about writing. The secret is to say less than you need.
     我学过一点写作方面的技巧，秘诀就是欲说还休。
• N-COUNT 奥秘;奥妙
  Something'ssecretsare the things about it which have never been fully explained.
  1. We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe...
     我们现在有机会去真正解开宇宙的奥秘。
  2. The past is riddled with deep dark secrets.
     过去承载了诸多不可告人的惊天秘密。
• PHRASE 秘密地;暗地里
  If you do somethingin secret, you do it without anyone else knowing.
  1. Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in secret.
     丹发现我一直在跟前男友偷偷见面。
• PHRASE 保守秘密
  If you say that someone cankeep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
  1. Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret.
     汤姆言语很不谨慎，什么时候也别想他守住秘密。
• PHRASE 不隐瞒;开诚布公
  If youmake no secretof something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
  1. His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions...
     他的妻子公开表示厌恶那些礼节性的场合。
  2. Ministers are making no secret about their wish to buy American weapons.
     部长们毫不隐瞒他们想要购买美国武器的愿望。

英英释义

adv

• not openly
  1. they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment
  2. hoped secretly she would change her mind
• in secrecy
  1. met secretly to discuss the invasion plans
  2. the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library
  3. they arranged to meet in secret
  Synonym:in secreton the Q.T.on the QT

双语例句

• Although they had not made love, they had secretly exchanged solemn vows and pledges, bearing their hearts to each other.
  虽未成双，却也海誓山盟，私传表记，已有无限的风情了。
• He secretly despised his father.
  他暗地里瞧不起自己的父亲。
• She secretly cherished a deep resentment towards her employer.
  她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
• He always schemes against others secretly.
  他老在背后计算人。
• The two conferred secretly, and no one knew what they were plotting.
  他们两人捏神弄鬼的，不知要干什么。
• Many were secretly praying for a compromise.
  很多人在暗中祈求和解。
• I can't sleep, but after hearing that you also lost sleep, I secretly giggle.
  我失眠了之后，听到你也失眠了，会在心里偷偷的傻笑。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel
  我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
• A father was secretly filmed as he tried to smother his six-week-old son in hospital.
  一位父亲在医院里企图捂死自己6周大的儿子的情景被秘密地拍了下来。
• I secretly looked at him for a long time. Afterwards, we chatted many.
  我偷偷的看了他好久，后来聊了好多。