The best way to divulge a secret is to tell someone not to say anything about it.
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vt. 泄露;暴露;揭发;<古>公布,宣布;
💡 di分开+vulge人民,人群→在人群中传开→泄露,暴露
"Police refused to divulge the identity of the suspect."
警方拒绝透露嫌疑犯的身份。
近义:impart, noise, outspread, preach, propagate, publish
n. 秘密,机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的,机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开,离开,区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
pron. 某人,有人;
n. 某个人;
💡 some某些+one一个 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近义:anybody, anyone, one, somebody
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义:badder, baddest, worse
vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别;告诉,吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi. 泄密,告发;(颜色、声音等)显示;识别;
n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil