secretive
US: /ˈsikɹətɪv/
UK: /sˈiːkɹətˌɪv/
UK: /sˈiːkɹətˌɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
secretive /si:'kritiv/
- tính từ
- hay giấu giếm, hay giữ kẽ
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
~ (about sth) tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings, ideas, etc. from other people: He's very secretive about his work. + The child became secretive and withdrawn.
secretively adverb: She smiled secretively.
secretiveness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
reticent, silent, close-mouthed, taciturn, uncommunicative, reserved, tight-lipped, close, Colloq mum:
Robert is very secretive about where he goes every day at lunch-time.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be | become
ADV.
extremely, highly, unusually, very
his highly secretive nature
| almost | rather, slightly, somewhat
PREP.
about
They were very secretive about their plans.
