tight lipped

英音[ ˌtaɪt ˈlɪpt ] 美音[ ˌtaɪt ˈlɪpt ]
不愿意说话的。
常用释义
闭紧嘴唇的:形容嘴唇紧闭的样子;不愿意说话的。
保守的:形容表达保留、克制的;不轻易透露信息的。

例句

1·While the actress remained tight lipped to the media, she's more than happy to share the baby news with her friends.

而女演员仍然紧张三缄其口向媒体,她的多于快乐,分享宝宝的消息与她的朋友。

2·After that disappointing qualifying in Brazil you were very tight lipped, but then your face told a different story.

在巴西站令人失望的排位赛之后,你非常沉默,不过之后你的脸又是另一种样子。

3·Military officials are still tight-lipped about when or whether their forces will launch a ground offensive.

军官们对于什么时候以及是否发动地面进攻依然守口如瓶。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·He was sitting at the other end of the table, tight-lipped and angry.

他坐在桌子的另一头,双唇紧闭,满面怒容。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try to stay tight-lipped around them.

如果你对职场上的同事有意见,可以试着在他们面前保持沉默。

6·A tight-lipped woman and a dark-haired boy appeared at the door.

门口来了一位嘴唇紧闭的妇女,带着她黑头发的儿子。

7·It seems highly unlikely that the typically tight-lipped Apple would have confirmed a release date.

一贯守口如瓶的苹果公司不大可能会确认一个发布日期。

8·Mr Corzine, perhaps because of the need to be tight-lipped when he ran Goldman Sachs, is not a natural braggart.

或许是因为在掌管高盛公司时必须守口如瓶,考尼兹先生做不到轻松自如地自卖自夸。

9·Mr Corzine, perhaps because of the need to be tight-lipped hen he ran Goldman Sachs, is not a natural braggart.

当他掌管高盛集团时,迫于工作需要,他总是金口紧闭,然而,或许考尼兹本来就不是个天生的自夸自耀者。

10·She is keeping tight-lipped about how she made the needle, but admits that it takes even more steps and specialised equipment than the traditional needle-making process.

对于这种新针如何制作,她一直守口如瓶。 但她承认,较之传统针头,制造新针需要更多道工序和专门的设备。