secret/'siːkrət, -krɪt/

a. known about by only a few people

n. sth you do not tell other people about

a. 秘密的；机密的：a secret meeting 秘密会议

◇[keep sth secret from sb] Keep your password secret from your friends. 不要把你的密码告诉朋友。

n. [C] 秘密，内情：I can't tell you our plan, it's a secret. 我不能告诉你我们的计划，这是个秘密。

keep a secret 保守秘密：Can you keep a secret? 你能保守秘密吗？

in secret 秘密地：The meeting was held in secret. 这次会议秘密举行。

常犯错误

✗ They met in the secret.

✓ They met in secret. 他们偷偷会面。