汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 守口如瓶
守口如瓶
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word
守口 Keep your mouth shut / Keep your mouth shut, as if the mouth of a bottle was tightly plugged / Describes being cautious in speaking and keeping secrets strictly
守口紧闭着嘴不讲话。闭口不谈,象瓶口塞紧了一般。形容说话谨慎,严守秘密。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这对夫妇煞费苦心,对计划守口如瓶

The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret.

我得告诉别人。我不能对此守口如瓶

I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself.

莱昂内尔对他的私生活守口如瓶

Lionel was close-mouthed about his private life.

遥想当年,他是如此一个守口如瓶的人啊!

Harking back, he was such a good guy who kept something dark!

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

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

乔布斯对新界面守口如瓶的一大原因是为了防止其他人——尤其是微软——抄袭它。

One of Jobs's stated rationales for keeping the new interface secret was to prevent others - Microsoft in particular-from copying it.

这些探险家对他们的发现守口如瓶,伊洛明参议会便一无所知,两个种族仍然相互隔绝。

These explorers failed to report their findings to the Elomin Council, and the two species continued to live with no interaction.

要是他不同意一群人的态度或个别人的意见,他要么守口如瓶,要么和盘托出自己反对的理由。

If he disagreed with a group's attitude or an individual's opinion, he kept his mouth shut or brutally spoke his contradiction.