closemouthed
翻译
守口如瓶的, 沉默寡言的
例句
He is very closemouthed about his work.
他对自己的工作守口如瓶。
The villagers were closemouthed with strangers.
村民们对陌生人守口如瓶。
语法模式
((be)) closemouthed ((about sth.)) 对(某事)守口如瓶 He was closemouthed about his plans.
((be)) closemouthed ((with sb.)) 对(某人)守口如瓶 He was closemouthed with the police.
近义词
同义词: reticent, secretive, taciturn, tight-lipped; 反义词: talkative, open, communicative
词源
由“close”(关闭)+“mouth”(嘴巴)+ 后缀“-ed”组成的复合词,字面意思是“有着闭着的嘴巴”。
记忆技巧
想象一个人真的把嘴巴闭上,不让任何话语或秘密泄露出来。