hush-hush

英 [ˌhʌʃ ˈhʌʃ]

美 [ˌhʌʃ ˈhʌʃ]

adj.  秘密的; 不公开的

牛津词典

adj.

• 秘密的；不公开的
  secret and not known about by many people
  1. Their wedding was very hush-hush.
     他们的婚礼非常秘密。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 机密的;不宜张扬的
  Something that ishush-hushis secret and not to be discussed with other people.
  1. Apparently there's a very hush-hush project under way up north...
     貌似这里往北的地方有个非常机密的项目正在进行。
  2. They were desperate to keep the marriage hush-hush.
     他们拼命想要瞒住这桩婚事。

英英释义

adj

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  1. clandestine intelligence operations
  2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
  3. hole-and-corner intrigue
  4. secret missions
  5. a secret agent
  6. secret sales of arms
  7. surreptitious mobilization of troops
  8. an undercover investigation
  9. underground resistance
  Synonym:clandestinecloak-and-daggerhole-and-corner(a)hugger-muggersecretsurreptitiousundercoverunderground

双语例句

• Martin has taken a hush-hush job at a department of the Ministry of defence.
  马丁在国防部的一个部门做机密工作。
• Earlier when their relationship was still a hush-hush affair, there were leaked reports that the couple planned to throw at least three weddings in different cities.
  早在两人关系还处于保密状态时，就有报道透露两人计划在不同的城市举办至少三场婚礼。
• His job is very hush-hush.
  他的工作是很保密的。
• The business merger was supposed to be hush-hush.
  生意的合并被认为应该是谨慎保密的。
• It seems to be hush-hush to that family.
  那家人总看起来神神秘秘的。
• The company HAD a new automobile engine that it was developing, but kept it a hush-hush project until they knew it was successful.
  该公司正在研制一种新的汽车引擎，但在没有成功之前一直不张扬这一秘密项目。
• Organic gardening here is a hush-hush affair in which the cleanest, safest products are largely channeled to the rich and politically connected.
  这里面生产的最干净最安全的食品，是特供给那些权贵阶层专用的。
• The family has requested that we keep everything hush-hush.
  那家人要求我们完全保守秘密。
• That is a hush-hush secret between them.
  这是只有他们之间才知道的秘密。
• No beating around the bush, no hush-hush, said a senior trader at Citigroup.
  没有拐弯抹角，没有神神秘秘，花旗集团（Citigroup）一名资深交易员表示。