| 词汇 | tight-lipped |
| 释义 | tight-lipped adjective uk /ˌtaɪtˈlɪpt/ us /ˌtaɪtˈlɪpt/ Someone who is tight-lipped is pressing their lips together to avoid showing anger, or is refusing to speak about something: 口紧的，闭口不谈的 He's been very tight-lipped about what happened at the meeting.他对会上发生的事情一直守口如瓶。 Falling silent and not speaking be (on) non-speakersidiom bite bite something back bite your tongueidiom button your lipidiom clam clam up draw mouth quiet radio silence silence is goldenidiom speak speechlessly speechlessness stick stick in someone's throatidiom tongue-tied unsaid wordless tight-lipped | American Dictionarytight-lipped adjective us/ˈtɑɪt ˈlɪpt/ refusing to say very much about something: He remained tight-lipped about whether the union would declare a strike. Examples of tight-lippedtight-lipped A somewhat clinical, earnest, tight-lipped, almost embarrassed, tone often characterizes their discourse on this topic. I am afraid that privatisation has made the water industry even more tight-lipped about giving the public information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he was tight-lipped about much of his early work. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He hinted at something big taking place in the future, but has since remained tight-lipped regarding the news. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She remains tight-lipped and won't even tell them her name. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One minute joking and talkative, the next tight-lipped and silent. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is said to have no expressions other than a grim, tight-lipped look of domineering authority. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was later recalled as handsome and confident, but criticised for appearing tight-lipped and clenched and providing long and convoluted answers to questions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over the next 14 years of development they established a tight-lipped culture, revealing little, if anything, between releases. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is often tight-lipped when the subject of fomicry comes up. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was thought that the willie wagtail could steal a person's secrets while lingering around camps eavesdropping, so women would be tight-lipped in the presence of the willie wagtail. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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