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silence

silence
[英] [ˈsailəns] [美] [ˈsaɪləns] 生词本

n.

vt.

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1. N-VAR 沉默;缄默;不作声 If there is silence, nobody is speaking. 

  • They stood in silence...

    他们默不作声地站着。

  • He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...

    他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。

  • Then he bellowed 'Silence!'

    然后他怒吼一声：“安静!”

2. N-UNCOUNT 寂静;无声 The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there. 

  • ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...

    滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声

  • She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.

    她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。

3. N-UNCOUNT 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈 Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. 

  • The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.

    区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。

  • If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.打破沉默;不再三缄其口;开口说话

    • Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families.

      加里决定对儿子遭受的痛苦不再保持沉默，以期望能帮助其他家庭。

4. VERB 使安静;使无声;使不说话 To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise. 

  • A ringing phone silenced her...

    响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。

  • The shock silenced him completely.

    他惊得哑口无言。

5. VERB 制止，使不再发表(反对意见) If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with. 

  • Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.

    像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。

  • ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.

    政府试图压制争论但未果

6. VERB 杀…灭口 To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret. 

  • A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.

    为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。

Noun

1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);

  • "there was a shocked silence"
  • "he gestured for silence"

2. the absence of sound;

  • "he needed silence in order to sleep"
  • "the street was quiet"

3. a refusal to speak when expected;

  • "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

4. the trait of keeping things secret

Verb

1. cause to be quiet or not talk;

  • "Please silence the children in the church!"

2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;

  • "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

医学

  • 1.沉寂，静止：指处于静寂状态

计算机

  • 1.静(寂)；抑制；禁止
1. The implication of silence infers consent.; Silence implies consent.
沉默意味着同意。

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2. A patient throng was waiting in silence.
一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。

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3. A profound silence prevailed over all.
深沉的静默笼罩着一切。

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4. A sudden howl pierced the silence.
突然一声嗥叫划破了寂静。

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5. After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.
她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

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6. After a moment's silence he went on speaking.
他沉默了一会又继续说下去。

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7. All I had to do now was to obey him in silence.
这时，我要做的只是默默地服从他。

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8. All is quiet on the vast expanse of open ground.; Profound silence prevailed on the open countryside.
四野茫茫，寂静无声。

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9. Calumny is answered best with silence.
沉默可以止谤。

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10. Cameron had relapsed into silence again.
卡梅伦再度陷于沉默。

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11. Forgive me for my long silence.
请原谅我好久没给你写信。

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12. He managed to reduce the group of children to silence.
他设法使这群孩子安静了下来。

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13. He suffered the insults in silence.
他默默地受辱。

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14. He was intimidated into silence.
他吓得不敢作声。

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15. Her grandfather was a tyrant who insisted on absolute silence at the dinner table.
她祖父是个专横的人，坚持吃饭时绝对禁止讲话。

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16. Her silence gave implicit consent.
她的沉默表示默许。

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17. His arrival brought complete silence to the room.
他的到来使房间里鸦雀无声。

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18. His reply reduced me to silence.
他的回答使我哑口无言。

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19. His silence implied agreement.
他的沉默意味着同意。

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20. His silence marked his anger.
他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。

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