keep mum

英 [kiːp mʌm]

美 [kiːp mʌm]

保守秘密;闭口不谈

英英释义

verb

• refuse to talk or stop talking
  1. The children shut up when their father approached
  Synonym:close upclam updummy upshut upbelt upbutton upbe quiet

双语例句

• You decided to marry your son off, and you keep mum.
  你给儿子娶媳妇了，还在这儿和我们打哑谜。
• At a service desk, the agent is expected to keep mum about her problems and to show a reasonable interest in yours.
  在服务台前，人们总是希望服务员对她自己的问题绝口不提，而是充分关注你的问题。
• Fortunately it was definitely a genuine touch and, of course, she called it right, as I'd expect her to, he said, though I'll be trying my hardest to keep mum unoccupied in my semi-final run.
  幸运的是，我的确碰到了障碍门，当然她的判罚很正确，我觉得她应该这么判。麦克说，但我会尽全力在半决赛中避免失误，别再让她罚我了。
• The quick answer is no, but there are serious questions to consider about the optimum type, frequency and intensity of exercise to keep mum fit and baby healthy.
  答案是否定的，但也有一些严重的问题应该考虑到，如保证母婴健康的最佳运动类型，运动频率以及运动的强度。
• Keep mum for now, captain. we'll chat later.
  现在别说，上校，我们待会再聊。
• Or would they keep mum?
  还是会保持沉默？
• The teacher came into the classroom and shouted: "keep mum!"
  那个老师走进教室喊道：“请安静。”
• Keep mum about what we did.
  别把我们做的事说出去。
• The two sides said they keep mum over the deal because it was only tentative.
  签约双方都说不想张扬是因为交易本身尚未最后定夺。
• Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swears they will keep mum about This and They wish They may Drop down dead in Their Tracks if They ever Tell and Rot.
  哈克·费恩和汤姆·索亚对天盟誓：我们将恪守秘密，若有半点私心假意泄密，愿当场倒毙，尸骨无存。