reticence

She is so reticent about her achievements...

她对自己的成就缄口不言。

Mrs. Smith, normally a reticent woman, took it upon herself to write to the President.

通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。

This was the answer to Ashley's reticence, to his strange conduct.

是了,希礼之所以始终不响, 所以有那么出乎意外的行为,如今都得到解释了.

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He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.

他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯,把事情原原本本都告诉了我.

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He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story.

他打破了平时一贯沉默寡言的习惯,把事情原原本本都告诉了我.

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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a close U.S. ally , showed no such reticence.

澳洲总理霍华德虽是美国亲密的盟友, 但可就没有这麽节制了.

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A sound marriage is not based on complete frankness; it is based on a sensible reticence.

一个坚固婚姻的基础不是完全的坦白, 而是懂得在什么时候保持缄默.

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His reticence are more revealing than his speech.

他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词.

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But why the reticence when I inquired about the Hainan development?

但当我问及海南开发项目时,朱鼎健为何会保持缄默 呢 ?

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It was impossible to break through her barricade of reticence.

要打破她沉默的壁垒简直是不可能的.

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There is a quite natural reticence for them to reveal it to outsiders.

他们也不大愿意向外人讲,那很自然.

辞典例句

There is a quite natural reticence to reveal it to outsiders.

他们也不大愿意向外人讲.

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Less information and reticence are characteristic of prizewinners this year.

信息少和严谨是今天获奖作品的特征.

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Both parties are deservedly upbraided for their reticence on exactly how to cut the fiscal deficit.

两党对到期如何削减财政预算而保持缄默,因此应该受到责备.

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However, your reticence to share could stir up in securities in someone around you.

然而你的躲闪可能会搅动某人心中的不安全感.

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He always displays a certain reticence in discussing personal matters.

他在谈论个人问题时总显得有些保留.

辞典例句

Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors.

她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。

柯林斯例句

Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it.

珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言；事实上，她喜欢这一点。

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