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

• It seems to be hush-hush to that family.
  那家人总看起来神神秘秘的。
• 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。
• The family has requested that we keep everything hush-hush.
  那家人要求我们完全保守秘密。
• His job is very hush-hush.
  他的工作是很保密的。
• Trying to keep it on the hush-hush, though.
  不过，还是得保守秘密。
• 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。
• They're being all weird and hush-hush about it.
  他们都有点奇怪并且遮遮掩掩。
• 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。
• 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。
• That is a hush-hush secret between them.
  这是只有他们之间才知道的秘密。