| 单词 | silence |
| 释义 | silence noun¹ 1quietness寂静adjective | ... of silence | verb + silence | silence + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤lengthy, long, prolonged长时间的寂静▸➤brief, momentary, a moment's, short短暂的寂静；片刻的安静◆there was a moment's silence before she replied.片刻沉寂后她才作答。➤deep, hushed肃静➤awed敬畏的沉寂◆we sat and watched in awed silence as she performed.她表演的时候，我们充满敬畏地静坐观看。➤absolute, complete, dead, deadly, deathly, total, utter万籁俱寂；寂静无声；死寂◆we sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.我们静静地坐着，只听见时钟的滴答声。◆a deathly silence hung over the town.死一样的沉寂笼罩着全城。➤relative相对沉寂◆the rest of the trip passed in relative silence.剩下的旅程相对安静地度过了。➤shocked, stunned震惊的／惊愕的沉寂◆her comments were met with a stunned silence.她的话惊得四座哑然。➤awkward, embarrassed, embarrassing, strained, uncomfortable, uneasy令人尴尬的沉默；不自然的沉默；令人不安的寂静◆an awkward silence followed.接下来是令人难堪的沉默。➤heavy, ominous, oppressive, tense气氛沉重的／不祥的／气氛压抑的／气氛紧张的沉默▸➤brooding, thoughtful忧思◆she fell into long, brooding silences.她默不作声，陷入长久的沉思。➤stony, sullen冷漠无语；愠怒不语▸➤eerie, unnerving怪异的／令人不安的寂静▸➤companionable友好和谐的寂静◆they walked in companionable silence.他们融洽地默默走着。➤expectant, pregnant期待的／意味深长的沉默▸➤sudden突然的沉寂➤radio无线电静默◆the soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft.士兵打破了无线电静默，发信号给他的飞机。... of silence➤moment一阵沉默verb + silence➤maintain保持沉默◆she maintained a stony silence.她冷冷地一言不发。➤break, interrupt, penetrate, pierce, punctuate, shatter打破沉默；不时打破寂静◆lewis finally broke the long silence between them.最后刘易斯打破了他们之间长时间的沉默。◆celeste's voice penetrated the silence.塞莱斯特的声音打破了沉寂。◆a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children只是偶尔被孩子们吸鼻子的声音打破的寂静➤lapse into, relapse into, retreat into, subside into, trail off into (all used only about people皆仅用于人) 陷入沉默；再度陷入沉默；沉默下来◆he lapsed into a sullen silence.他气鼓鼓的，一言不发。➤stun sb into惊得某人说不出话来◆the boys were stunned into silence by this news.男孩子们听到这消息惊得说不出话来。➤be met with遇到一片寂静◆her question was met with an uneasy silence.她的提问遭遇了一阵令人局促不安的冷场。➤observe (= as a sign of respect for the dead, etc.) 默哀◆a minute's silence for the victims will be observed.将为遇难者默哀一分钟。➤fill填充沉默的间歇◆she filled the silence with music.没人说话的时候她就放音乐。silence + verb➤come over sth, descend, fall, fall over sth, settle, settle over sth沉寂降临到⋯；安静下来◆a sudden silence fell over the room.整个房间突然静了下来。➤hang, prevail, reign寂静笼罩◆silence reigned.一片寂静。➤linger沉寂持续◆a heavy silence lingered in the air.令人压抑的沉寂弥漫在空气中。➤envelop sth, fill sth沉寂笼罩着⋯／充溢着⋯◆silence filled the room.房间一片沉寂。➤ensue, follow寂静随之而来▸➤deepen, grow, lengthen, spread, stretch静谧弥深；寂静持续；寂静蔓延◆he thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.他想了一会儿，又是一阵沉默。➤greet sth⋯遭遇沉默◆a stunned silence greeted her announcement.她宣布的事情惊得大家哑口无言。preposition➤in (the) silence寂静地◆they ate their breakfast in silence.他们默不作声地吃了早饭。phrases➤two minutes' silence, three minutes' silence (especially bre) 两分钟的／三分钟的默哀◆they observed two minutes' silence to remember the war dead.他们向战争死难者默哀两分钟。◆countries throughout europe held a three minutes' silence.欧洲各国都举行了三分钟默哀仪式。silence noun² 2not saying anything about sth缄默adjective | verb + silence | silence + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤deafening置之不理◆the government's only response has been a deafening silence.政府唯一的反应是装聋作哑。➤dignified (especially bre) 保持尊严的沉默▸➤deliberate故意的沉默verb + silence➤keep, maintain保持沉默◆he has so far kept a dignified silence on the subject.到目前为止他对这个话题一直保持有尊严的沉默。➤take as把沉默当作◆i took her silence as a no.我把她的默不作声当作不同意。silence + verb➤surround沉默笼罩◆a debate to break the silence surrounding domestic violence打破对家庭暴力缄默的一场辩论preposition➤silence from来自⋯的沉默◆there seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers.报界似乎故意对此事保持沉默。phrases➤a conspiracy of silence, a wall of silence保持缄默的密约；无人回应◆there is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= nobody is willing to talk about it).对于发生的事情大家都一致保持缄默。➤a vow of silence保持沉默的誓言◆she has broken her vow of silence on the issue.她没有遵守对这件事保持沉默的誓言。silence verbadverb | verb + silence | preposition adverb➤completely完全压制住▸➤effectively事实上压制住◆criticism has now been effectively silenced.批评的声音实际上已被压了下去。➤immediately, quickly立即／迅速平息▸➤abruptly, instantly突然使沉默；很快使⋯安静下来◆her scream was abruptly silenced.她的尖叫声戛然而止。➤momentarily, temporarily临时／暂时平息➤forever永远平息◆a shot to the head silenced him forever.一颗子弹射中他的脑袋，他再不会乱说话了。verb + silence➤try to试图使⋯缄默▸➤manage to设法压制▸➤fail to未能平息◆even these improvements to the service failed to silence a grumbling chorus of complaints.即使对服务作了这些改进也不能平息一片抱怨声。preposition➤with以⋯使缄默◆she silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他就不作声了。 silence nounsilence ♦︎ peace ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ tranquillity ♦︎ hush ♦︎ calmthese are all words for a lack of noise.这些词均表示安静、寂静。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆in silence / peace / tranquillity◆absolute / total silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆relative silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆a sudden silence / quiet / hush / calm◆to break the silence / peace / quiet / calm◆silence / quiet / a hush falls on sth■ silence [uncountable] a complete lack of noise or sound寂静；无声◆their footsteps echoed in the silence.他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡。◆a scream broke the silence of the night.一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。 ➡ see also silent → quiet 1 ■ peace [uncountable] a lack of interruption from noise, problems, worry or unwanted actions平静；安静；宁静◆she lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.她悠闲地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。◆he never felt really at peace with himself.他从未真正感到心里平静过。◆he just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed).他只希望别受到打扰。◆i need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that i do not have to worry).我必须看到她安然无恙心里才踏实。 ➡ see also peaceful → quiet 1 ■ quiet [uncountable] the state of being without much noise宁静；寂静；安静◆he seemed to prefer the quiet of his own room.他似乎更喜欢自己房间的宁静。◆i go to the library for a little peace and quiet.我到图书馆去清静一下。■ tranquillity (especially bre) (name usually tranquility) /træŋkwɪləti/ [uncountable] (rather formal, written) the state of being without noise, violence or anxiety安静；平静；安宁◆it is the perfect place to relax in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.这里的气氛恬静安宁，是休息放松的最佳场所。 ➡ see also tranquil → quiet 1 ■ hush [singular] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen（尤指一阵嘈杂之后或等着某事发生时的）寂静，鸦雀无声◆there was a deathly hush in the theatre.剧院里一片死寂。◆a hush fell over the landscape.这一片景物静了下来。■ calm [uncountable, countable] a quiet and peaceful time or situation平静的时期；宁静的状态◆we sat together for a while in the calm of the evening.在宁静的夜晚，我们一起坐了一会。 ➡ see also calm → quiet adj. 1 silence verbsilence ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ quieten ♦︎ shush ♦︎ mufflethese words all mean to become quieter or stop sb/sth from making so much noise.这些词均表示变得安静或使安静。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to quiet / quieten (sb) down◆to quiet / quieten a crowd■ silence [transitive] (written) to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise使安静；使不说话；使不作声◆she quickly silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他马上就不作声了。◆our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them).我们的炸弹把敌人的炮火打哑了。 ➡ see also silent → quiet adj. 2 ■ quiet [intransitive, transitive] (especially name) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆the demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived.警察一到，示威者便平静了下来。◆he's very good at quieting the kids.他很懂得如何让孩子们安静下来。 ➡ see also quiet → quiet adj. 2 ■ quieten [intransitive, transitive] (bre) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not as busy as we were).今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。◆the police appealed for calm, but it failed to quieten the protesters.警方呼吁抗议者保持冷静，但没有奏效。 ➡ see also quiet → quiet adj. 2 ■ shush [transitive] (rather informal) to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips（尤指发“嘘”声或把手指竖在嘴唇上）要某人安静◆he rudely shushed the whole room and demanded silence.他粗鲁地“嘘”了一声，要屋里的人安静下来。■ muffle [transitive] to make the sound produced by sb/sth quieter or less clear, especially by covering it with sth（尤指用某物覆盖以）压低（声音），使（声音）模糊不清◆he tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。◆he saw shadowy figures slip by him, their footsteps muffled by the fog.他看到几个模糊的人影从身边溜过，他们的脚步声被大雾淹没。 ➡ see also muffled → quiet adj. 2 silence [uncountable] a complete lack of noise or sound寂静；无声◆their footsteps echoed in the silence.他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡。◆a scream broke the silence of the night.一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。 ➡ see also silent → quiet 1 silence [transitive] (written) to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise使安静；使不说话；使不作声◆she quickly silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他马上就不作声了。◆our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them).我们的炸弹把敌人的炮火打哑了。 ➡ see also silent → quiet adj. 2 silence/ˈsaɪləns ||; ˈsaɪləns/noun1. [u] no noise or sound at all 寂静；肃静: ◇there must be silence during examinations. 考试时必须保持肃静。 2. [c,u] a period when nobody speaks or makes a noise 一段时间的沉默或寂静: ◇my question was met with an awkward silence. 我的提问换来一阵沉默，真令人尴尬。◇we ate in silence. 我们一声不吭地吃着。 3. [u] not making any comments about sth 沉默；保持缄默 silence verb [t]silencesee ⇨ quiet 2,6 ⇨ stop 27 ⇨ talk 15 • • •• ⇨ in silence☞ silence¹☞ silence² |
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