1.(言行)谨慎的,慎重的;考虑周到的careful in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb
He was always very discreet about his love affairs.他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。
You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。
They started meeting each other a few times a week, but they were not discreet and were soon the talk of both the faculty and students.
他们开始每周见面几次,但不够小心,很快就成为全校师生的谈资了。
She was too discreet to mention the money in front of her mother.
她很谨慎,不会在她母亲面前提到那笔钱。
Henrietta was known for her discreet and even temper, but she must also have had sharp elbows.
众所周知,亨丽埃塔处事谨慎,性情温和,但她一定也很精明。
She already has a discreet M on the palm of her hand - a tribute to her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who died earlier this year.
此前,茱丽在自己的手掌上纹了一个不显眼的M,以纪念今年年初去世的母亲马歇尔琳·伯特兰。
If I decide to take a new lover now, I want him to have three very rare qualities: he must be trusting, submissive and discreet.
倘使我现在打定主意要再找一个情人的话,我希望他具有三种罕见的品格:信任我,听我的话,而且不多嘴。
When trying to keep a wall-mounted surround sound system discreet and hidden, it's sometimes difficult, but it is possible.
想把固定在墙上的环绕扬声器隐藏起来可不容易,但是并不是完全不可能。
It had a high rating; maybe it wasn't terrifically discreet but I've not much to hide.
它得到的评价很高,也许它不是那么称心如意,但我也不是非要把自己隐藏起来。
I might have been more discreet if I had thought they were really serious.
倘若我当时知道他们是认真的,我或许会更审慎一些。
Keep the relationship private and discreet until you are ready to publicly announce that you are a couple.
保持感情的私密化和低调,直到你们已经准备好公开你们是一对情侣。
We were all seated, with discreet distances between each, in huge Victorian armchairs facing the blazing flames of the log fire.
我们都坐在面向炽热的炉火的维多利亚式靠背椅上,彼此间保持一定距离。
But the young maiden, being discreet and of good repute, would ever avoid him, for she feared his evil name.
可是这位少女拥有谨言慎行的好名声,她总是躲着他,因为她惧怕他的恶名。
It was discreet of him not to reveal the secret.
他没有泄露秘密,真是谨慎。
It's just a simple timing circuit made of discreet elements that engages a reed relay ever 25 sec.
这只不过是一个简单的、由许多精密零件构成的小型电路。
It wasn't discreet of you to call him around midnight.
你半夜打电话给他是不妥的行为。
For patients, its portable, discreet, easy-to-operate design enables them to return to home or work as seamlessly as possible.
对患者而言,其便携、内敛、易于操作的设计,便于他们尽可能不留痕迹地回家或复工。
She was too discreet to mention the argument in front of him.
她处事十分谨慎,不会在他面前说起那次争吵。
Those "previews of coming attractions" used to tease audiences with a few discreet scenes.
所谓“新片预告”原来只是用几个不连续镜头来吊观众胃口。
It was a reminder that even in a discreet setting strong opinions could be repeated to a wider audience.
这提醒人们,即便是在谨慎的环境下,强烈的意见也可能传到更多的听众耳中。
Yet he did not call the police for help, relying instead on two discreet aides.
可是他没有找警察帮忙,而依靠他两个谨慎的助手。
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
我们是小心翼翼旳绵羊;我们等着看羊群往哪走,接着跟着走。
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