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单词 cagey
释义
cagey
adjective
informal
uk
/ˈkeɪ.dʒi/us
/ˈkeɪ.dʒi/
cagier|cagiest
unwillingto giveinformation:
守口如瓶的，讳莫如深的
He was very cageyaboutwhathappenedat themeeting.他对会上发生的事情闭口不谈。
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chary
circumspectformal
wary
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unwilling and reluctant
  • arsed
  • balk
  • baulk
  • be blowed if...idiom
  • be in no mood forsomething/to dosomethingidiom
  • begrudge
  • deign
  • disinclination
  • disinclined
  • disobliging
  • dragyourheels/feetidiom
  • fag
  • indisposed
  • indisposition
  • not have the stomach forsomethingidiom
  • ratheryouthanmeidiom
  • reluctance
  • reluctant
  • reluctantly
  • wouldn't
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cagily
caginess
(Definition ofcageyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cagey| American Dictionary

cagey
adjective
us
/ˈkeɪ·dʒi/
comparativecagier|superlativecagiest
notwantingto sayplainlywhat youthinkorintendto do:
He wasprettycagey about hismoney.
(Definition ofcageyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcagey

cagey
They give the examples of adjectives such ascagey, cottagey, clayey, gooey.
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Regarding the role of declarative consciousness in these tasks, authors (especially ourselves) have been notablycagey.
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Thomas is nevertheless toocageyto provide only simple demonstrations of hegemony.
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They werecagey, headstrong, manipulative, and disputatious.
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This frankness was not shared by the distributors, who were generally rathercageyabout sales statistics for such products, while the manufacturers vehemently deny any such suggestion.
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The wearer of the beret came up and talked to me, but he was verycagey, giving "yes"and"no" answers.
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That seems to me ascageya reply as one can imagine.
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I am being a littlecageyabout this because there are two slightly different calculations made on both sides.
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It also has been extremelycageyon this matter.
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Many managers are very "cagey" about their plays.
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He seemed to hedge and to be rathercageyabout it.
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The party opposite also made some promises about the arts, but of course they were somewhatcageypromises.
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I made inquiries and, naturally, those concerned were verycagey.
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I believe that he wascageyby design.
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Utility companies werecageyabout giving me too much information.
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