每個(gè)人都有秘密，我們看看“保密”的英文怎么表達(dá)。
1.
not tell
: to not tell someone
about something
例：
I told you not to tell anyone!
（我跟你說過了要保密?。?
''Who's that letter from?'' ''I'm not
telling you.''
（
-
信是誰(shuí)寫來的？
-
我不告訴你。）
not tell somebody what/how/why etc
Henry wouldn't tell me what the surprise
was.
（亨利要給我一個(gè)驚喜，現(xiàn)在先保密。）
not tell about
You'd better not tell Elizabeth about this.
（這件事你最好別告訴伊麗莎白。）
not tell (that)
Carl felt I'd been deceiving him all these
years by not telling him I was gay.
（卡爾覺得我這么多年來一直都在欺騙他，因?yàn)槲覜]告訴他我是個(gè)同性戀。）
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2.
keep something secret
: to not
tell other people something, because you want it to remain secret
例：
They wanted to keep their relationship
secret for as long as possible.
（他們想盡量不要將戀情公諸于眾。）
The graves were covered up in a deliberate
attempt to keep the killings secret.
（他們特地把墳?zāi)寡谏w得很好，就是為了隱瞞殺人的罪行。）
So you've been keeping it secret all this
time?
（所以你一直沒有說出去？）
keep something secret from...
Mary kept her illness secret, even from
family members.
（瑪麗沒把病情告訴任何人，甚至對(duì)家人也保密。）
somebody can keep a secret
(=someone who can keep a secret will not tell your secrets to other
people, so you can trust them with secret information)
Can you keep a secret?
（你會(huì)守口如瓶嗎？）
''Can I trust you?'' ''I'm honest, and I
can keep a secret.''
（
-
我可以相信你嗎？
-
我很老實(shí)，我會(huì)守口如瓶。）
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3.
keep quiet
: to deliberately not
talk about something in public, especially something you are ashamed or
embarrassed about
例：
Tom had threatened to expose the illegal
arrangements unless he was paid $50,000 to keep quiet.
（湯姆曾揚(yáng)言說要把他們干的好事都捅出去，除非給他
$50,000
的封口費(fèi)。）
Some people disagree with what the
government is doing, but they keep quiet for fear of reprisals.
（有些人不同意政府的做法，但怕遭到打擊報(bào)復(fù)所以選擇沉默。）
keep quiet about
We used to keep quiet about some of the
things that went on in the prison.
（我們對(duì)監(jiān)獄里發(fā)生的一些事常保持緘默。）
keep quiet over
I think they should have kept quiet over
that.
（我認(rèn)為在那件事上他們本該保持沉默。）
keep something quiet
(=keep something secret)
The minister denied that the case had been
kept quiet or hidden.
（部長(zhǎng)否認(rèn)這個(gè)案子有任何內(nèi)幕。）
keep somebody quiet
(=do something to stop someone telling a secret)
She'd been brutally murdered to keep her
quiet.
（她被殘忍地殺害滅了口。）
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4.
keep something from somebody
: to
deliberately not tell someone about something, especially because you think
they would be upset if they knew the truth
例：
Edward never told anyone about his illness.
He even tried to keep it from his wife.
（愛德華沒把得病的事告訴任何人，甚至對(duì)老婆也保密。）
The president has a reputation for keeping
key decisions from even his closest aides.
（這個(gè)總統(tǒng)是出了名的口風(fēng)緊，重要的決定甚至連最親近的助手也不告訴。）
She tried in every way to keep the truth
from her parents.
（她想盡辦法不讓她的爸媽知道真相。）
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