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 reclusive [ri'klu:siv]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 隐遁的, 隐居的



    reclusive
    [ adj ]
    1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

    2. <adj.all>
      lived an unsocial reclusive life
    3. providing privacy or seclusion

    4. <adj.all>
      the cloistered academic world of books
      sat close together in the sequestered pergola
      sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
      a secluded romantic spot


    Reclusive \Re*clu"sive\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]"s[i^]v), a.
    1. Affording retirement from society. ``Some reclusive and
    religious life.'' --Shak.

    2. Disposed to avoid the company of other people; living like
    a recluse[1]; not sociable; -- of people.
    [PJC]

    1. Harry Weinberg, a reclusive millionaire who made a fortune in Baltimore and Hawaii, has died at age 82, leaving a $900 million charitable trust, one of the biggest in the country.
    2. It is a first showing of the work for Downton was reclusive and, a few works in the Royal Academy in the late 1930s apart, he kept his work to himself.
    3. Talks due to resume in Geneva today are aimed at reducing one area of increasing tension - the nuclear capability and intentions of North Korea's reclusive communist regime.
    4. But when Ian Hamilton attempted to write a biography of J.D. Salinger, he found that the reclusive writer was very much alive and willing to fight back.
    5. Mr. Clore, the son of the late British retail magnate Sir Charles Clore, is said to be a reclusive arbitrager who conducts most of his business from Geneva, Paris and London.
    6. It is the third novel starring Simon Quarry, "a reclusive British publisher," who functions on the sly as an ace government hit man.
    7. Flora said during the two-week trial that the reclusive family went without food because they distrusted authorities and believed God would rescue them.
    8. His presence at the rally was a dramatic departure for the normally reclusive leadership, accustomed over decades to simply issuing orders by decree and to addressing crowds carefully choreographed to deliver shows of support.
    9. Friends and neighbors described Hewitt as a reclusive, chronically ill boarder who had lived with the Petrzelkas for about four years but was no longer wanted in the house.
    10. Jackson was asked to do the book in 1984 by two Doubleday editors _ Jacqueline Onassis, who wrote the dedication page, and Shaye Areheart, who worked closely with the reclusive star and helped him write.
    11. Albania has been one of the world's most reclusive nations for years, shunning diplomatic ties with all but a few countries while preserving its status as a bulwark of orthodox communism.
    12. Publishers are lining up to offer millions of dollars for the rights to an autobiography by Marlon Brando, according to the reclusive actor's adviser.
    13. The reclusive screen legend died last month at age 84.
    14. She denied that Lennon was homosexual; that he was using drugs while living at the Dakota with his son, Sean; that he had become a reclusive rock 'n' roll Howard Hughes.
    15. And as Picasso became an increasingly public man and grew to be the most famous artist of the century, the reclusive Braque tended to recede into the shadows.
    16. Is it because we're Orthodox?" As international criticism and local dissent over his moves increases, Mr. Milosevic has become as reclusive as a government leader could be.
    17. It was only when their equally reclusive sister, Marie, died last week that the brothers were delivered from a life in a filthy home without running water or electricity.
    18. Jackson, wearing a striped shirt and bright red blazer, waved as more then two dozen camera crews and twice as many still photographers took hundreds of pictures of the usually reclusive superstar.
    19. The 250 items are not personal effects but a collection purchased by the reclusive film legend, Sotheby's President Diana D. Brooks said Wednesday.
    20. Here are some facts in the northern spotted owl controversy: _Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina): A reclusive, brown bird that lives in old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest.
    21. The reason for Mr. Clore's sale is clear: The reclusive investor was under pressure from lenders who backed him when he bought into KaiserTech last spring.
    22. We must just be strong, and the family, with love and supporting each other, will prevail," the reclusive actor told reporters.
    23. In "Some Observations About the World," Mr. Helzner (who like reclusive author J.D. Salinger declines to be interviewed) describes a day in the lives of two wildebeests named Fred and Charlie: "Plenty of food here.
    24. But in both New Zealand and England, he and Hennie lived a much more reclusive life, in which all distractions from productive work were eventually eliminated.
    25. Fred Astaire's widow has filed a $10 million libel lawsuit against Globe International magazine for allegedly describing her as a reclusive, greedy slob.
    26. Little else was known about the Locastos, who were described by their New York neighbors as a reclusive family.
    27. The nocturnal cats are so reclusive no one is positive that they even like the thorny brush they frequent in these parts.
    28. So far, the Reagans have shunned the reclusive lifestyle of many celebrities and have ventured away from their Bel-Air home to dine at upscale Chasen's, attend Sunday church services or visit friends.
    29. But for Mr. Stockman and his reclusive client, the European investor Alan Clore, it turned into a disaster.
    30. Gantt has tried to make an issue of Helms' reclusive campaign style.
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