书籍 Solutions - 高级 - 单元 8 - 8C

not seen by or unknown to other people

a conversation about other people conveying harsh, vicious, and unproven information about their personal life

to allow someone to be part of a secret or to share information that was previously unknown to them

used to refer to a situation in which information that was meant to be kept secret or private is made known to others

to tell other people what is supposed to stay secret

to avoid sharing a secret with others

to say the exact sentence or group of words someone else used in a movie, book, etc.

to continue explaining or providing more details about something

said to ask someone to keep a conversation secret

used when one says that one will not reveal secret information

to not say something, against one's wish, in order to avoid causing an argument or upsetting someone

used to introduce a piece of information that is based on rumors or hearsay, rather than direct knowledge or evidence