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cagey

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cag·ey /ˈkeɪdʒi/ adjective  SECRETunwilling to tell people about your plans, intentions, or opinions 〔言谈〕小心谨慎的,守口如瓶的 OPP opencagey about He was very cagey about the deal. 他对这笔交易守口如瓶。cagily adverbcaginess noun
Examples from the Corpus
cageyAs a result, agents are becoming even more cagey about developing raw talent.The manager was more cagey about this.She's very cagey about what she spends her money on, don't you think?Yet he was cagey and knew when to be blunt.His habitual London expression, cagey and mournful, was never to be seen.He has to be cagey, Billy, you should know that as well as anyone.Coach Bob Dwyer is playing it cagey over his choice of a replacement skipper.The rest of the league has been waiting for a belly flop, but the Giants' cagey right-hander refuses to wilt.He gets very cagey whenever I ask him about his job.If he hadn't played so cagey with her, she'd have told him.cagey aboutThe White House is being very cagey about the contents of the report.
cag·ey adjectiveChineseSyllable
tell your intentions, people or unwilling opinions about to Corpus plans,


cagey
cagey /ˈkeɪdʒi/ adjective
unwilling to tell people about your plans, intentions, or opinions
   OPP  open
    cagey about
    He was very cagey about the deal.
—cagily adverb
—caginess noun


cageyBrE /ˈkeɪdʒi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkeɪdʒi/ 🔊 adjective (cagi·er, cagi·est) ~ (about sth) (informal) not wanting to give sb information 守口如瓶的;讳莫如深的 SYN evasive, secretive Tony is very cagey about his family. 托尼对自己家的事讳莫如深。🔊🔊 cagi·ly BrE /ˈkeɪdʒɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkeɪdʒɪli/ 🔊 adverb