reticence

1. ADJ-GRADED 沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的
   Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things.
   1. She is so reticent about her achievements...
      她对自己的成就缄口不言。
   2. Mrs. Smith, normally a reticent woman, took it upon herself to write to the President.
      通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。

1. Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
   她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
2. But his reticence of love prolonged it.
   他在爱情上的沉默延长了魔法。
3. I had to continue to try to overcome the disk's reticence.
   我不得不继续努力克服磁盘的故障。
4. The Vatican has long overcome its historic reticence about accepting scientific advance.
   梵蒂冈在接受科学进步方面早就克服了其历史上的沉默。
5. But he also shows rare unease and reticence when asked if he had always harboured doubts about the strategy, even as he drove it forward under Nardelli.
   但在被问及他是否一直对这一战略抱着疑虑（甚至在纳尔代利领导下推行这一战略时）时，他也显示出了罕见的不安与沉默。
6. This reticence has not served China well.
   这种沉默对中国并没有多大好处。
7. The reticence to politicise the crisis has deeper roots than merely concern about being caught backing the wrong side in distant civil conflicts.
   各方不愿将中东危机政治化，不仅仅是因为担心在遥远国度的国内冲突中支持了错误的一方，还有一些更深层次的原因。
8. But his reticence boded nothing good to the Anglican cause.
   但他的沉默预示着什么好事，圣公会的事业。
9. Researchers have recently discovered that altering a single gene can overcome the plants 'reticence.
   研究人员近来发现，改变某种基因可以克服植物防御的迟缓性。
10. Despite their reticence about layoffs, many companies are already looking for ways to reduce headcount.
    尽管对裁员保持缄默，但许多公司已经在考虑减少用工人数的办法。
11. One of the reasons for such reticence has been the emergence of another "them and US" this time within Western societies.
    出现这种情况的原因之一，是另一个“他们和我们”的出现这一次是在西方社会内部。
12. I sensed a reticence on their part to discuss the deal.
    我能感到他们方面在讨论交易时比较勉强。
13. But why the reticence when I inquired about the Hainan development?
    但当我问及海南开发项目时，朱鼎健为何会保持缄默呢？
14. Another reason for the official reticence may be that Chinese leaders think the situation will be resolved, so there is no point in starting a public panic.
    官方保持沉默的另一个原因可能是中国领导人认为当前的形势会得以解决，因此没有必要引起公众恐慌。
15. He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story.
    他打破了平时一贯沉默寡言的习惯，把事情原原本本都告诉了我。
16. His reticence found its way into his craft.
    他以自己的方式找到了解决之道。
17. He's not only quiet, kind-hearted and reticence, but also the one whom others are willing to speak their's minds to.
    他性格平和。心地仁慈。沉默少言。而且是一个很好的倾诉对象。把以上句子翻译成一个英语复句。
18. His reticence about his past made them very suspicious.
    他对自己过去的闭口不谈使得他们满腹狐疑。
19. A sound marriage is not based on complete frankness; it is based on a sensible reticence.
    一个坚固婚姻的基础不是完全的坦白，而是懂得在什么时候保持缄默。
20. At the same time, you might think his reticence, his reluctance to speak in his own voice may have also been a response to the fate of Socrates and politically endangered situation of philosophy.
    同时，你也可以将他的缄默，与不发言的冷淡，可能也是，对苏格拉底的遭遇，及哲学在政治上危险处境的响应。
21. It was impossible to break through her barricade of reticence.
    要打破她沉默的壁垒简直是不可能的。
22. His activities not only eased Washington's political reticence on military support for Algeria, but also provided the missing link in its banana theory of terrorism.
    他的活动不仅缓和华盛顿对阿尔及利亚的军事支持，而且还提供了恐怖主义在其理论中的缺失。
23. Some foreign teachers mistake Chinese students 'reticence for indifference.
    某些外籍教师把中国学生的沉默误认为是冷漠。
24. His reticence be more reveal than his speech.
    他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词。
25. Many in the business community welcome such reticence.
    商界很多人欢迎这样的沉默。
26. Luther did not understand Zwingli's reticence to accept a physical presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
    路德并不明白慈运理为何无法接受基督在圣餐中实际的同在。
27. This reticence is not due to a sudden outbreak of modesty among Republican hopefuls.
    会出现这种沉默，并不是因为有希望的共和党人突然变得谦虚起来。
28. Love grows in reticence and matures in reverie.
    爱情，在静穆中生长，又在遐想中浓郁。
29. Wang Ho-fu spoke with his usual bantering smile, which contrasted strongly with Sun Chi-jen's reticence and taciturnity.
    王和甫仍是笑嘻嘻地说。他的老是带几分开玩笑似的笑嘻嘻，和孙吉人的沉默寡言是很相反的。
30. My dear father broke out of his normal reticence and asked me to tell him frankly what I wished to do.
    我亲爱的父亲一反其平时的沉默寡言，要我坦率地告诉他我想做什么。

noun

1. the trait of being uncommunicative

   Synonym:    reservetaciturnity