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schtum
adjective[ after verb ]
informal(alsoshtum)uk /ʃtʊm/ us /ʃtʊm/
keep schtum
(alsostay schtum)
to not say anything about something: （对某事）保持沉默
The actress is keeping schtum about who she's dating.
Would you hand the money in to the police or would you keep shtum?
Staying schtum about a problem doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist.对一个问题保持沉默并不意味着这个问题就不存在了。
She is staying schtum on whether she's attending the Royal Wedding or not.
The company, typically, is keeping schtum, except they do say that they are not planning on cutting the price at the moment.
He's also keeping schtum about all the other women his name has been linked to.
If you're not sure what to say, it's wisest to keep shtum.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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be holed upidiom
booby trap
camo
camouflaged
cloak
drown
fig leaf
hit the deckidiom
hole up (somewhere)
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illusionistically
illusively
lurk
secrete
shroud
shut someone/something out
sidle
skulk
smokescreen
stash
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