英语单词“schtum”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 schtum 释义 schtumadjective[after verb]informal(alsoshtum)uk

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/?t?m/keep schtum(alsostay schtum)to not say anything about something:Theactressiskeepingschtum about who she'sdating.Would youhandthemoneyin to thepoliceor would youkeepshtum?Staying schtum about aproblemdoesn'tmeantheproblemdoesn'texist.

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• She isstayingschtum on whether she'sattendingtheRoyalWedding or not.
• Thecompany,typically, iskeepingschtum, except they do say that they are notplanningoncuttingthepriceat themoment.
• He's alsokeepingschtum about all the other women hisnamehas beenlinkedto.
• If you're notsurewhat to say, it'swisesttokeepshtum.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hiding and disguising

• be holed upidiom
• booby trap
• camo
• camouflage
• camouflaged
• cloak
• drown
• hiding
• hit the deckidiom
• hole up (somewhere)
• illusion
• incognito
• obscure
• secrete
• shutsomeone/somethingout
• sidle
• skulk
• smokescreen
• stash
• tuck

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(Definition ofschtumfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/schtum##