But nothing beats two cheeseburgers with secret sauce.

——Kingsman: The Secret Service

但是没有什么比来俩芝士汉堡再搭配点秘制酱料更赞的了。

——《王牌特工》

一、关于secret，你应该知道的用法有

adj.

1.秘密的，机密的 known about by only a few people

They had had one secret meeting, with elaborate precautions.

他们已秘密地接过头，事先曾采取了周密的防范措施。

 

2.私下的，暗地里的 to describe actions and behaviour that you do not tell other people about

They had a secret pride in the hope of engrafting so rare a scion on the stock of their own nation.

他们在心中暗自庆幸能有这位绝代佳人为自己的部族传宗接代。

 

3.隐蔽的，暗藏的 hidden from being seen

Behind a bookcase which revolves outwards, lies the secret door to the annexe or hidden rooms.

在可向外旋转的书橱后面有扇门，秘密通向在附属建筑中的隐蔽房间。

 

4.神秘的，奥秘的 liking to have secrets that other people do not know about

A secret doctrine resembling these teachings.

秘密教义或神秘艺术类似于这些教义的一种神秘的学说。

 

5.偏僻的；人迹罕至的 remote from human frequentation or notice

It's a remote, secluded, or secret place.

那是一个偏僻的、遥远的或秘密的地方。

n.

1.秘密，机密；内情 [C] something kept hidden or unexplained

She surprised the secret of his murderous past through a stolen letter.

她从偷来的一封信中意外地发现了他从前杀过人的秘密。

 

2.神秘，奥秘 [C] a prayer traditionally said inaudibly by the celebrant just before the preface of the mass

Some rare people can feel beneath, can sense a change or hear a secret signal.

少数罕见的人能够洞察隐秘，能感到变化和听到神秘的信息。

 

3.秘诀，诀窍；秘方(+of) [C] a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one's own company or craft

The secret of winning in rugby is teamwork.

打赢橄榄球的秘诀在于团队合作。

 

二、含有secret的常见短语

 

in secret

adv.秘密地

 

open secret

公开的秘密,人人皆知的秘密

 

secret agent

n.特工人员,特务

 

三、接下来，做个填词游戏吧

We drew out the ______ from him.

我们使他说出了这个秘密。