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单词 secrète
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•crete1 /sɪˈkrit/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -cret•ed, -cret•ing. 
  1. Physiologyto give off or produce (a chemical substance):The pituitary gland secretes a growth hormone.

se•crete2 /sɪˈkrit/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -cret•ed, -cret•ing. 
  1. to place out of sight;
    hide:He quickly secreted the disk in his desk drawer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•crete1  (si krēt),USA pronunciation v.t., -cret•ed, -cret•ing. 
  1. Physiologyto discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion.
  • back formation from secretion 1700–10

se•crete2  (si krēt),USA pronunciation v.t., -cret•ed, -cret•ing. 
  1. to place out of sight;
    hide;
    conceal:squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
  • alteration of obsolete secret, verb, verbal use of secret 1735–45
    cover, shroud, disguise. See hide 1.

se•crète  (sə kret),USA pronunciation n. [Armor.]
  1. Heraldrya steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
  • French; see secret

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
secrete /sɪˈkriːt/ vb
  1. (of a cell, organ, etc) to synthesize and release (a secretion)
Etymology: 18th Century: back formation from secretion

seˈcretor n
secrete /sɪˈkriːt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to put in a hiding place
Etymology: 18th Century: variant of obsolete secret to hide away; see secret (n)
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