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close-lipped

/klohs-lipt/US // ˈkloʊsˈlɪpt //UK // (ˌkləʊsˈlɪpt) //

闭口不谈,闭口不言,闭口不提,缄口不言

Related Words

secluded僻静的,僻静,隐蔽的,幽静的hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽retired已退休的,已退休,已经退休的,已经退休private私营,私有,私立,私家closemouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不提,闭口不谈的hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默secretive隐秘的,诡秘的,秘密的,隐蔽的silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tight-lipped讳莫如深,闭口不谈,缄默不语,缄口不言uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人clamming up闭塞,闭塞的,蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉unforthcoming不容置疑的,不来的,不容置疑,不来mum's the word妈妈说了算,妈妈的话,妈妈说的话,妈妈说的close关闭,密切,结束,靠近quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静sedate镇静的,镇静,镇定,镇定的buttoned up扣好了,扣好了的,扣好纽扣,扣好纽扣的dummied up哑巴,哑巴了,虚伪的,假的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not talking or telling much.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inclose
Synonyms
hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽private私营,私有,私立,私家retired已退休的,已退休,已经退休的,已经退休secluded僻静的,僻静,隐蔽的,幽静的buttoning up扣好纽扣,钮扣,钮扣扣好,扣上纽扣clamming up闭塞,闭塞的,蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉closemouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不提,闭口不谈的hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地mum's the word妈妈说了算,妈妈的话,妈妈说的话,妈妈说的on the q. t.关于Q。T。reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默secretive隐秘的,诡秘的,秘密的,隐蔽的silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tight chops紧密结合,严密的印章,严密封锁,严密封锁的渠道tight-lipped讳莫如深,闭口不谈,缄默不语,缄口不言uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人unforthcoming不容置疑的,不来的,不容置疑,不来zipping one's lips抿嘴一笑,抿嘴,抿嘴笑,抿嘴微笑
as inclosemouthed
Synonyms
buttoned up扣好了,扣好了的,扣好纽扣,扣好纽扣的clammed up闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭门不出,闭口不提close关闭,密切,结束,靠近dummied up哑巴,哑巴了,虚伪的,假的have tight chops拳脚功夫了得,拳拳到肉,拳头硬,拳头大hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地on the q. t.关于Q。T。quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默sedate镇静的,镇静,镇定,镇定的taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tight-lipped讳莫如深,闭口不谈,缄默不语,缄口不言uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人zipped one's lips抿嘴一笑,抿嘴,抿嘴笑,抿嘴笑了

Examples

  • Hopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.

  • The two strengthened ties over the years and now Krauss considers Epstein a “close” and “considerate” friend.

  • Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.

  • I got to work on all of it—and Epstein kept close tabs on me.

  • So in that sense we have gotten close to the families that have lost loved ones, be it from one side or the other.

  • Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.

  • On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.

  • It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.

  • In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.

  • He passed the latter part of his life in poverty, and towards the close of it, was confined in a madhouse.

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