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tightlipped

/tahyt-lipt/US // ˈtaɪtˈlɪpt //

缄默不语,沉默寡言,闭口不谈,缄口不言

Related Words

closemouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不提,闭口不谈的dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言mum妈妈,妈咪,妈,母亲mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的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taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tongue-tied结舌,结舌的,碍口,碍手碍脚hushed沙哑的,沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的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zipped压缩,压缩的,压缩版,压缩文件

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
    • : having the lips drawn tight.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.taciturn
Synonyms
aloof无动于衷,冷漠无情,冷漠的,冷漠dour艰难的,忧郁的,艰涩的,忧郁的人mum妈妈,妈咪,妈,母亲reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默antisocial反社会,反社会的,反社会性,反社会主义brooding忧虑,忧郁的,忧郁,忧心忡忡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close-mouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不语,闭口不谈的cold冷,寒冷,冷的,寒冷的curt咖特,遏制,遏止,凝视distant遥远的,悠远的,遥遥无期,遥远的距离dried-up干涸的,干枯的,干瘪的,干瘪dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言incommunicable不可分割的,不可分离的,不可沟通的,无法沟通的incommunicative沉默寡言,沉默不语,无法沟通,沉默寡言的laconic沉默寡言,口齿不清,沉默寡言的,口齿不清的mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利sententious感性的,感性,多情的,感情丰富的sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的speechless哑口无言,语无伦次,说不出话来了,说不出话来tight-lipped讳莫如深,闭口不谈,缄默不语,缄口不言uncommunicable不可传染的,不可隔离的,不可分割的,不可传染uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人unexpressive不表达,没有表现力,不善表达,不表达的unforthcoming不容置疑的,不来的,不容置疑,不来withdrawn撤回的,撤销了,撤销的,已撤销

Examples

  • And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.

  • Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.

  • Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.

  • Major League Baseball, though, is still being tight-lipped about what the end of the embargo might mean for the sport.

  • Missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.

  • "It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.

  • His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.

  • She took to staring out across the grounds again, and one hand drew up slowly till it was doubled into a tight-shut little fist.

  • It is a very simple plan, and will be perfectly tight; it is by restoring an equilibrium on both sides of the piston.

  • Before that time we always put rope-yarn between the lap of the boiler-plates to make the seams tight.

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