secret

open secret

1. 公开的秘密

Their wedding was an open secret.

他们的婚礼是公开的秘密。

It's an open secret that he's having an affair with his secretary.

他跟秘书的恋情是一个公开的秘密。

The new chairman hasn't been formally appointed, but it's an open secret that it'll be Mr. Smith.

新主席虽尚未正式委任, 但此缺将属史密斯先生已是公开的秘密。

be in the secret

1. 知道内情

Is he in the secret?

他知道内情吗?

in secret

1. 秘密地

I arranged to meet him in secret.

我安排与他秘密会面。

keep a secret

1. 保守秘密

Can you keep a secret?

你能保守秘密吗?


习惯用语a dark secret1.十分秘密的事be in the secret1.参与秘密dead secret1.绝对的秘密in secret1.秘密地; 私下里, 暗地里keep a [the] secret1.保守秘密keep sth. secret from (sb.)1.不把某事告诉某人let [take] sb. into the secret1.将秘密告诉某人make a secret of1.隐瞒[常用于否定句]open secret1.公开的秘密secret of Polichinelle1.公开的秘密
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