释义 |
close-mouthed /ˌkləʊs ˈmaʊðd◂, -ˈmaʊθt◂ $ ˌkloʊs-/ (also closed mouthed /ˌkləʊzd- $ ˌkloʊzd-/ American English) adjective TALK TO somebodynot willing to say much because you are trying to keep a secret 口紧的,守口如瓶的 SYN tight-lippedExamples from the Corpusclose-mouthed• Emma suspected some of the other children had harassed her, but even to Emma, Ruth had been close-mouthed.close-mouthed adjectiveChinese much you keep to because willing to Corpus not are trying say |