tight-lipped

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tight-lipped /ˌtaɪt ˈlɪpt◂/ adjectiveadj

1 DISCUSS#unwilling to talk about something 闭口不谈的，缄默的

Diplomats are remaining tight-lipped about the negotiations.

外交官们对谈判的情况仍然闭口不谈。

2. ANGRYwith your lips tightly pressed together because you are angry 〔因为生气〕双唇紧闭的

Examples from the Corpus

tight-lipped• He stared at her, tight-lipped.• Developers are staying tight-lipped about details of the housing scheme until a formal announcement is made.• Authorities have been extremely tight-lipped about the investigation.• The Levys stayed tight-lipped after the first day's hearing.• Most of her friends worked at the agency or in defense jobs and shared the same tight-lipped demeanor.• She took the report, went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination.• After her return, she had spent the first week weeping, conscious of her father's tight-lipped disappointment and indignant fury.• Step out of line, demand better attention, and you meet tight-lipped disapproval.• According to Mossop, Heather had been tight-lipped during the drive back to Weymouth.• Of course we shall sometimes feel lonely but we were never meant, grim-faced and tight-lipped, to slog on alone.

词汇	tight-lipped
释义	tight-lipped Word family nountightenertightnesstightstightropetightwadadjectivetightishtight-fistedtight-knittight-lippedtightadverbtightishlytightly tight-lipped /ˌtaɪt ˈlɪpt◂/ adjectiveadj 1 DISCUSS#unwilling to talk about something 闭口不谈的，缄默的 Diplomats are remaining tight-lipped about the negotiations. 外交官们对谈判的情况仍然闭口不谈。 2. ANGRYwith your lips tightly pressed together because you are angry 〔因为生气〕双唇紧闭的 Examples from the Corpus tight-lipped• He stared at her, tight-lipped.• Developers are staying tight-lipped about details of the housing scheme until a formal announcement is made.• Authorities have been extremely tight-lipped about the investigation.• The Levys stayed tight-lipped after the first day's hearing.• Most of her friends worked at the agency or in defense jobs and shared the same tight-lipped demeanor.• She took the report, went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination.• After her return, she had spent the first week weeping, conscious of her father's tight-lipped disappointment and indignant fury.• Step out of line, demand better attention, and you meet tight-lipped disapproval.• According to Mossop, Heather had been tight-lipped during the drive back to Weymouth.• Of course we shall sometimes feel lonely but we were never meant, grim-faced and tight-lipped, to slog on alone.
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