cagey


adj. 精明的;小心谨慎的;机灵的;有戒心的

中文词源

cagey 讳莫如深的

词源不详。

英文词源

cagey (adj.)
"evasive, reticent," 1896, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin. Earlier in English dialect it meant "sportive."

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1. He is cagey about what he was paid for the business.
他对自己在这桩买卖中所得的报酬不愿多提。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Tony is very cagey about his family.
托尼对自己家的事讳莫如深。
来自《权威词典》
3. The cagey fox could not be easily trapped by the farmer.
那只狡猾的狐狸不会轻易落入农夫的陷阱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She's very cagey about her past life.
她对自己过去的生活讳莫如深.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He gave a cagey, vague answer to my question.
他小心翼翼, 含糊其词地回答了我的问题.
来自辞典例句

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