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单词 open secret
释义
open secret
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌəʊ.pən ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˌoʊ.pən ˈsiː.krət/
afactthat should be asecretwhen infacta lot ofpeopleknowabout it:
公开的秘密
It's anopensecretaround theofficethat they're having anaffair.在办公室，他们的绯闻是公开的秘密。
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(Definition ofopen secretfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopen secret

open secret
Only now it was to be anopensecretthat nobody actually expected policy to be founded on principles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In a sense it was all a farce because his identity was anopensecret.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Throughout the novel, one secret in particular operates very clearly: theopensecret, which others know but agree - or conspire - not to tell.
From theCambridge English Corpus
My play was to utilize two actors and one actress and incorporate 'diamond necklace' (noun); 'opensecret' (oxymoron); and '1981' (year).
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is anopensecretnow that for a long time negotiations have been going on for the purchase of these papers.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is not a secret; it is not even anopensecret; everyone knows that.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, it is anopensecretthat, time after time, supermarkets are unfair and unreasonable with producers.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is now anopensecretthat the museum is having difficulty funding its day-to-day operations.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Everyone knows—it is anopensecret—that we shall not be able to have these elections in time.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, it is anopensecretthat they will wish to argue for a more generous support system.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is anopensecret, as is the fact that it is being used as an instrument of policy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We all know—it is anopensecret—that the various miners' unions in the various districts are going through very difficult times indeed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is anopensecretthat there is an urgent need for more trained social workers.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is anopensecretthat the levels of fee prescribed in the 1981 regulations were estimated to produce about £37 million.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is anopensecretthat the capitalist concept is in ruins.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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