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单词 reclusive
释义
reclusere‧cluse /rɪˈkluːs $ ˈrekluːs/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINrecluse
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French reclus ‘shut up’, from Late Latin recludere ‘to shut up’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Hudson became a recluse after her husband's death.
  • If you don't get out more, you're going to turn into a recluse.
  • Old Mr Grimes was a bad-tempered recluse, rarely seen in the town.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He had been a recluse, completely isolated from the world, for the last ten years.
  • He was a natural recluse who found all human relationships difficult.
  • I became more and more of a recluse, avoiding our old haunts for fear of running into him.
  • Many people become human relations victims over and over again without becoming hardened, insensitive or recluses.
  • She turned into a recluse or something?
  • The recluse is shy, only biting when threatened.
  • They may owe their intact status to the fact that they belong to a recluse.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who spends a lot of time alone
a solitary person spends a lot of time alone, especially because they like being alone: · She was a very solitary woman who didn't make friends easily.· Ed enjoys the solitary life of a rancher.
someone who prefers to do things alone and has few friends: · I had always been a loner, and I hated sharing an apartment when I went to college.· Joe is one of our best workers but he's too much of a loner to be a good leader.
someone who lives alone and avoids meeting other people: · Old Mr Grimes was a bad-tempered recluse, rarely seen in the town.· If you don't get out more, you're going to turn into a recluse.
someone who prefers their own company prefers to be alone rather than being with other people: · We asked him to come and eat with us, but he said he preferred his own company.
someone who chooses to live alone, and does not like seeing or talking to other people:  She became a recluse after her two sons were murdered.reclusive /rɪˈkluːsɪv/ adjective
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