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If someone is cagey, they will not tell you what they plan, what they think, or how they really feel about a thing. You ask a clear question, and they give you half an answer, a joke, or a look that says they are not opening that door. Newspapers like it for politicians and sports people who will not name their next move: he was cagey about the deal.
If someone如果一個人 is cagey很cagey the will not tell you what they plan, what they think, or how they really feel about a thing不會告訴你他的計畫、想法，或對一件事真正的感覺 You你 ask a clear question問一個清楚的問題 and they他們 give you half an answer, a joke, or a look that says they are not opening that door只會給你半個答案、開個玩笑，或用一個眼神告訴你這扇門不會打開 Newspapers報紙 like it for politicians and sports people who will not name their next move喜歡拿這個詞來形容不肯透露下一步的政治人物和運動員 he was cagey about the deal像'he was cagey about the deal'（他對這筆交易很保留）
It is informal. It started in American talk; British speakers use it now too. It is not a compliment, but it is not a hard insult either — you are saying this person is holding something back.
It它 is informal是口語用法 It它 started in American talk最早是美式口語 British speakers英式使用者 use it now too現在也會用 It它 is not a compliment不是稱讚 but it is not a hard insult either但也不是很重的批評 you你 are saying this person is holding something back只是在說這個人有所保留
It is not the same as shy. A shy person may want to talk and feel small. A cagey person may be perfectly friendly and still closed.
It它 is not the same as shy跟shy（害羞）不一樣 A shy person一個害羞的人 may want to talk and feel small可能想講話，卻覺得自己很渺小 A cagey person一個cagey的人 may be perfectly friendly and still closed可能完全很友善，卻還是關著門
Though actually, in American English it can also lean toward shrewd: a cagey player who does not show their hand. The picture is the same — they keep their cards close. People also spell it cagy; that is the same word.
Though actually不過事實上 in American English在美式英文裡 it它 can also lean toward shrewd也可以帶點shrewd（精明）的味道 a cagey player who does not show their hand像一個不亮出底牌的cagey玩家 The picture畫面 is the same是一樣的 they他們 keep their cards close把牌握得緊緊的 People人們 also spell it cagy也會拼成cagy that這個 is the same word是同一個詞
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cageyadj/ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/
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Wary, careful, shrewd.
- We move like cagey tigers / Oh, we couldn't get closer than this
- Samara: I will be in the shadows watching, Shepard. You will never be alone -- this I swear. But you cannot barge in with guns and allies. Samara: Morinth is far too cagey -- she'd simply disappear. This is a subtle, delicate act. Trust me.
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Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
- John F Kennedy’s secret talks with Soviet intelligence, surreptitious tape recordings and “girlfriend system” create a new portrait of a cunning and cagey JFK, according to a historian who has researched a treasure trove of recently released recordings and papers of the late president.
- During a long interview about the startup, Bader and his co-founder Sean Dadashi were cagey about exactly how Ikaria works, as it’s still in development.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。