under wraps

包裹下的隐蔽性包裹中的隐秘性

under wraps 的定义

  1. Concealed or secret, as in The design for the new plant is under wraps. This idiom frequently is put as keep under wraps, meaning “keep secret,” as in Let's keep this theory under wraps until we've tested it sufficiently. It alludes to covering something completely by wrapping it up. [1930s]

under wraps 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

kept secret

更多under wraps例句

  1. “The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote.
  2. It is grandstanding for a right rarely protected unless under immediate attack.
  3. “Price for adults to $4250; From 10 years to 14 years to $2125; Under 10 years free,” the listing says.
  4. “Under Suleimani several military branches have taken shape [in Iraq] which are run by Iran and the Iranian military,” he said.
  5. And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
  6. Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
  7. The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
  8. The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
  9. Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
  10. For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.