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secret

Word family 
se·cret1 /ˈsiːkrɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  SECRETknown about by only a few people and kept hidden from others 秘密的，隐秘的 → secrecy
 They kept their relationship secret from their parents.
他们俩的关系瞒着父母。
 agents on a secret mission
执行秘密任务的特工人员
 secret talks with the terrorists
与恐怖分子的秘密谈判
secret compartment/passage etc
 The drugs were found in a secret compartment in Campbell’s suitcase.
毒品是在坎贝尔手提箱的一个秘密夹层里找到的。
secret ingredient/recipe/formula
 The cookies are made to a secret recipe.
这些小甜饼是根据一个秘方做的。
2  [only before noun]SECRET secret feelings, worries, or actions are ones that you do not want other people to know about 〔感情、担心、行动〕不公开的
 His secret fear was that Jenny would leave him.
他暗自担心珍妮会离他而去。
 Did you know you had a secret admirer (=someone who is secretly in love with you)?
你知不知道有个人暗恋你？
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3. secret weapon something that will help you gain a big advantage over your competitors, that they do not know about 〔有助于在与对手的较量中获得优势的〕秘密武器
Examples from the Corpus
secret weapon• And Bannister, who weighs 22 stone and has size 17 feet, could be Cadle's secret weapon.• Further, there was the frightening possibility of new secret weapons.• So long as she stayed silent she had a secret weapon.• Yet Drake had been aided by a secret weapon.• His secret weapon has been a three-wood he first used last June.• But his real secret weapon is an amazing talent for simultaneously combining slide with fretted notes.• The next day she carried her secret weapon to school in her satchel.
4  SECRETused to describe the behaviour of someone who is keeping their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from other people 〔某人的行为〕诡秘的，神秘的 SYN secretive
secret about
 They’re being very secret about it.
他们对此讳莫如深。
 There was a secret smile on her face.
她脸上带着神秘的微笑。
5 —secretly adv
 They were secretly married.
他们秘密结婚了。
 THESAURUS
secret known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else 秘密的,保密的
a secret meeting place
秘密约会地点
The details of the proposal must remain secret.
提议的具体内容必须保密。
confidential used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people 〔尤指商业或政府信息〕机密的,保密的
a highly confidential report
高度机密的报告
Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential.
雇员的个人资料绝对保密。
classified used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people 〔政府情报〕机密的,保密的
He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s.
他被指控于20世纪50年代向苏联提供机密情报。
sensitive used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it 〔信息〕敏感的,保密的
A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files.
一名少年通过网络侵入窃取了美国空军的机密文件。
covert [only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization 〔尤指政府或官方机构活动〕隐蔽的,秘密的,暗地的
a CIA covert operation
中央情报局的秘密行动
undercover [usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information 〔警方行动〕暗中进行的
Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation.
经过五天的秘密行动,警探终于逮捕了嫌疑犯。
underground an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government 〔组织或报纸〕地下的,秘密的
Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II.
她父亲是第二次世界大战期间法国地下反抗运动的成员。
clandestine /klænˈdestɪn/ secret and often illegal or immoral 〔违法或不道德的事〕秘密的,暗中进行的
clandestine meetings
秘密会议
his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran
他涉及向伊朗出售军火的秘密交易
a clandestine love affair
私情
hush-hush informal used about information or activities that are kept officially secret 〔信息或活动〕保密的,秘密的
He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project.
他被指派负责某项秘密军事计划。
I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush.
我不知道他是干什么的——这都是严格保密的。
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
confidential information/document/report/letter/inquiry
classified information/document/material
sensitive information/files
covert operation/support/activities/war/aid
undercover agent/operation/investigation/work
underground organization/newspaper/economy
clandestine meeting/operation/organization/network
hush-hush research/project/experiment
Examples from the Corpus
secret• The experiments were top secret.• I hope you see how vital it is that our conversation remains secret.• They say that the better the secret agent, the less one hears about him.• The film tells the story of a Swiss secret agent who masquerades as a grocer in order to uncover a drugs ring.• The secret, almost inaccessible haven where the black-robed savants hoarded the wisdom that sustained the people of Arcadia.• I had a secret ambition to return to politics.• The Leader of the House will be selected by secret ballot.• The president's schedule is secret, but there is speculation that he will visit UN troops in the area.• Judges in their secret chambers ask other questions.• The letter was written in a secret code.• Psychologists say that dreams can reveal our secret desires.• Secret documents containing details of Britain's defence plans have been stolen.• He hid the fact that he was a secret drinker from his employees for many years.• The rock is also riddled with tunnels, some of which come out at secret entrances in the forest below.• Her secret fear was that Jim would find out where she was living.• In February 1990 more secret files were found at both the Defence and Justice Ministries.• Williams' diaries reveal all his secret hopes and fears.• secret information• But Sloan would not say who had ordered him to make the secret payments.• She was kept under surveillance by the secret police for over three years.• He had avoided detection during the war, when for wholly different reasons he was murdered by the Saigon secret police.• I actually think he's pr9bably a secret Republican voter.• a senior member of the secret service• He made a secret trip to the White House in order to secure an agreement.
kept ... secret from• The mystery kept secret from all eternity is now about to be made clear.• The relationship was not kept secret from her supervisors.• I had kept it a secret from kids.• Richie was in the know but the plan was kept a secret from Midge and Stevie.• The reforms were reportedly prepared by a group of specialists and astonishingly kept secret from the prime minister's cabinet.• Its exact content, however, will also be kept secret from you.
secret admirer• Since Lisa has no family and virtually no friends, she becomes obsessed with tracking down her secret admirer.• Item - Lady Eleanor was preparing to leave the priory and go to her secret admirer, but who was he?• Who was her secret admirer or friend?
secret smile• Then Miss Foley, the Director's secretary, calm and self-possessed, wearing always that secret smile.• He smiles a few secret smiles and shakes his head when Anne and Millie look at him.• Was there a secret smile hovering about his mouth?• He had been watching Cardiff, and now that infuriating secret smile registered again.• His secret smile that just exposed his teeth.
secret2 ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC]  
1  SECRETsomething that is kept hidden or that is known about by only a few people 秘密 → secrecy
 I can’t tell you. It’s a secret.
我不能告诉你，这是个秘密。
 It was no secret that the two men hated each other.
这两个男人相互仇视，这算不得什么秘密。
 Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me (=I won’t tell anyone about it).
别担心，我会替你保守秘密。
2  in secret PRIVATE/PERSONALin a private way or place that other people do not know about 秘密地，暗地里
 The negotiations were conducted in secret.
谈判是秘密进行的。
Examples from the Corpus
in secret• The negotiations were conducted in secret.
3  the secret WAY/METHODa particular way of achieving a good result, that is the best or only way 秘诀，诀窍
the secret to (doing) something
 The secret to making good pastry is to use very cold water.
油酥点心要想做得好，秘诀在于所用的水得很凉。
 Your hair always looks so great – what’s your secret?
你的头发看起来总是很漂亮——你的秘诀是什么？
 What do you think is the secret of her success?
你认为她成功的秘诀是什么？
Examples from the Corpus
the secret to (doing) something• I believe the secret to its flavor was spices used in preparation.• And the Vatican has held the secret to this very day.• It was a combination of inventions that proved to hold the secret to quality.• The friendship within the team really is the secret to my success.• Energy and above all swiftness in action, that is the secret to riches and success.• Watt gave machines the secret to controlling their own revolutions, which was his revolution.• Danielle, who originally trained with Marguerite Maury, believes that part of the secret to reducing cellulite is relaxation.• Intel officials were afraid Gaede would sell the secrets to a foreign company that could use the information to clone Pentium chips.
4  make no secret of something KNOW somethingto make your opinions about something clear 对某事不加隐瞒
 Louise made no secret of her dislike for John.
路易丝毫不隐瞒自己对约翰的厌恶。
Examples from the Corpus
make no secret of something• They broke or brushed aside the obstacles that stood in their way, and made no secret of paying any necessary bribes.• Andersen made no secret of infatuations with women, notably with the singer Jenny Lind.• The bank had made no secret of their dismay over Virgin's venture into airlines.• They know about her, of course: I made no secret of it.• I made no secret of my disgust at the way people were behaving.• Marge made no secret of her dislike for Terry.• The people of the North made no secret of their dismay over the way things were going.• Regan makes no secret of the fact that he is not merely indulging in theoretical philosophy.• But she made no secret of her opinion of his running again.
5. the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc SECRETthe things no one yet knows about life, nature etc 生命/大自然/宇宙等的奥秘
Examples from the Corpus
the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc• Nobody expects you to reveal the secrets of the universe, only produce a well-written story.• We cease trying vainly to understand the secrets of the Universe as we have hitherto tried to do.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have a secret 有秘密
We have no secrets from each other.
我们之间没有秘密。
know a secret (=about someone else) 知道秘密
You can tell Tom that I know his secret.
你可以告诉汤姆我知道他的秘密。
keep a secret (=not tell it to anyone) 保守秘密
Can you keep a secret?
你能保守秘密吗？
tell somebody a secret 告诉某人秘密
Shall I tell you a secret?
要我告诉你一个秘密吗？
let somebody in on a secret (=tell them a secret) 让某人知道秘密
Frank let me in on the secret.
弗兰克告诉了我这个秘密。
reveal/divulge a secret formal (=tell it to someone) 泄露秘密
He was accused of revealing state secrets.
他被指控泄露国家机密。
give away a secret (=tell it to someone carelessly or by mistake) 〔无意中〕透露秘密
nI had to be careful not to give away any secrets.
share a secret (=tell it to someone because you trust them) 分享秘密
nI trusted Alexander, so I decided to share my secret with him.
discover/find out a secret 发现秘密
nHe was afraid that someone would discover his secret.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + secret
a big secret (=an important secret or one that very few people know) 天大的秘密
The event was supposed to be a big secret, but everyone knew about it.
这个活动本来是个重大机密,但是人人都知道了。
a little secret (=a personal secret that very few people know) 小秘密
You must promise me that this will be our little secret.
你要保证,这是我们俩之间的小秘密。
a closely-guarded/well-kept secret (=a secret that few people are allowed to know) 严格保守的秘密
The recipe is a closely-guarded secret.
这个食谱严格保密。
an open secret (=something that a lot of people know, but do not talk about because it is supposed to be a secret) 公开的秘密
It was an open secret that he was having an affair.
他和别人有私情,这是公开的秘密。
a dark/terrible secret (=a secret about something bad) 不可告人的秘密
I’m sure every family has a few dark secrets.
我相信,家家都有难言之隐。
na dirty secret (=a shameful secret)
The exclusion of black people from the film industry is one of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets.
a guilty secret (=a secret that someone feels guilty about) 于心有愧的秘密
nHe had finally discovered Jo’s guilty secret.
nsomebody’s innermost secrets (=very private or personal secrets)
She wasn’t confident enough to share her innermost secrets with him.
a family secret 家庭秘密
nTheir normally strong relationship is threatened when he has to reveal a family secret.
a state/official secret (=a government secret) 国家/官方机密
nHe was accused of passing on state secrets to a foreign power.
a trade secret (=a company or business secret) 商业机密
nThey must not betray their employer’s trust, for instance by giving away trade secrets.
military secrets 军事机密
nHe was sent to prison for five years in 1933 for selling military secrets to Germany.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘say a secret’ or ‘say your secrets’. Say tell somebody a secret or tell somebody your secrets.
不要说 ‘say a secret’ 或 ‘say your secrets’。 而要说 tell somebody a secret 或 tell somebody your secrets。
Examples from the Corpus
secret• We lived in a small village and I knew that the news wouldn't remain a secret for very long.• I can't tell you that - it's a secret.• I'm not supposed to be telling you this, it's a secret.• Come over here, Luke wants to tell you a secret.• Hollywood stars reveal their beauty secrets in next month's edition.• It's one of those family secrets that we don't talk about much.• His whereabouts are a closely-guarded secret.• I don't know what her secret is but she always gets top marks in exams.• We had chanced across one of the best-kept secrets of the Rockies, the danger from bears.• Her well-kept secret finally was revealed Tuesday.• Gore has made little secret of his own ambitions.• Only Jasper knew my secret.• The men at his level were spawning secrets that quivered like reptile eggs.• A scientist has been arrested for revealing state secrets concerning chemical weapons.• Mr. Ritchie, you're a millionaire at the age of twenty. What's the secret of your success?• Jenny and Michael Aldous, who garden here, have obviously hit upon the secret of colour throughout the summer.• Yes, the secret's out I'm afraid. I'm to be a grandmother.• The task force will concentrate on stopping the theft of trade secrets.• I know a little about your secret.• You cease to be yourself, you become your secret.
It’s a secret• No, no, you don't have to tell me. It's a secret, I know.
From Longman Business Dictionary
secretse·cret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ adjectiveadj
1something that is secret is only known about by a few people and kept hidden from other people, sometimes because it is illegal
The unexpected merger has triggered reports of a secret deal.
The judge has twice insisted that there must be a secret ballot (=a vote in which every individual voter can keep his or her vote a secret).
2trade/industrial/business etc secret information about a company or its products which is known only to a few people in the company, and which must not be given to anyone not working for it
The company has labelled the underlying sales data a trade secret.
A law prohibits employees from divulging (=telling other people) corporate secrets.
Origin secret1
(1300-1400) Old French Latin secretus, past participle of secernere “to separate”
se·cret1 adjectiveadj →THESAURUS1secret2 noun →COLLOCATIONS1
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