0 a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others -- 秘密
Why did you have to go and tell Bob about my illness? You just can't keep a secret, can you? 你爲甚麽一定要跑去把我生病的事告訴鮑勃？你就是不能保守秘密，是嗎？
A close couple should have no secrets from each other. 關係親密的夫妻之間應該是沒有秘密的。
Aren't you going to let me in on (= tell me) the secret? 難道你不打算告訴我這個秘密？
There's no secret (= everyone knows) about his homosexuality. 他是同性戀，這已不是秘密了。
She makes no secret of (= makes very clear) her dislike of her father. 她毫不掩飾自己對父親的反感。
That restaurant is one of the best-kept secrets in Rome. 那個餐廳是羅馬最鮮爲人知的地方之一。
the secrets of the universe 宇宙的奧秘
So what's the secret of being a good cook? 那麽要成爲好廚師，有甚麽秘訣嗎？
1 If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it. -- 秘密的，保密的
The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building. 總統從議會大廈下的秘密通道逃跑了。
We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being. 目前，這些提案我們應該先瞞著主席。
This is top (= extremely) secret information. 這是絕對機密。
Do you think we'll manage to keep the surprise party secret from Mum until her birthday? 你認爲我們能把這個驚喜派對一直瞞到媽媽生日那天嗎？
a secret drinker 偷偷喝酒的人
a secret admirer 暗戀者
It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you?
A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week.
Shall I let you in on a little secret?
A secret buyer is understood to have paid £1 million for the three pictures .
