reticent
英 [ˈretɪsnt] 美 [ˈretɪsnt]
寡言少语、不愿与人交谈、有保留
- 他在正电子碰撞领域的成就真是无与伦比。但他对自己的成就缄口不言。
His work on antielectron collisions is unparalleled. But he is so reticent about his achievements. - 彼得耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
Peter shrugged and said nothing. He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | reticent）
garrulous
英 [ˈɡærələs] 美 [ˈɡærələs]
（尤指在琐事上）饶舌的、唠叨的、喋喋不休的
- 他的嘴真贫。
He is really too garrulous. - 汤姆逊小姐粗声粗气，絮絮叨叨，显然还挺愿意聊。
Miss thompson, loud-voiced and garrulous, was evidently quite willing to gossip.
verbose
英 [vɜːˈbəʊs] 美 [vɜːrˈboʊs]
【正式用语，贬义词】冗长的、啰唆的、唠叨的
- 他在饭后讲起话来是出了名地啰唆。
He was a notoriously verbose after-dinner speaker.
taciturn
英 [ˈtæsɪtɜːn] 美 [ˈtæsɪtɜːrn]
不苟言笑的、沉默寡言的、缄默不语的
- 他是个矜持寡言的人。
He's a reserved, taciturn person. - 他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。
A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
mince
英 [mɪns] 美 [mɪns]
用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉）；【贬义词】装腔作势地小步快走；说话转弯抹角、言语婉转
- 羊肉被搅碎了，混合着香料做成了肉丸。
The lamb is minced, mixed with spices, and formed into meatballs. - 他穿着紧身粉红色裤子，扭扭捏捏地迈着小碎步穿过那间房间。
He minced across the room in a pair of tight pink trousers. - 医生直言相告，并做了最坏的预测。
The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.
hedge
英 [hedʒ] 美 [hedʒ]
避免正面回答、不直接许诺、拐弯抹角
- 别再拐弯抹角了，告诉我你的真实想法。
Stop hedging and tell me what you really think. - 他们闪烁其词，不愿回答有关此次行动的各种问题。
They hedged in answering various questions about the operation.
loquacious
英 [ləˈkweɪʃəs] 美 [ləˈkweɪʃəs]
【正式用语】喋喋不休的、话多的、饶舌的
- 平常话多的奥赖利先生几乎没说什么。
The normally loquacious Mr O'Reilly has said little.
palaver
英 [pəˈlɑːvə(r)] 美 [pəˈlɑːvər]
废话、空话；（不必要的）不便、麻烦
- 废话足够了。
That's enough palaver for now. - 组织安排一年一度的办公室午餐聚会真麻烦，我发誓再也不干了。
Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver, I swore I'd never do it again.
