| 单词 | silent |
| 释义 | silent adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, seem沉默；看似安静▸➤become, fall, go, grow变得安静；陷入沉默◆the crowd fell silent as she began to speak.她开始说话时，人群安静了下来。◆the room grew silent as the men entered.这些人一进来房间里就变得鸦雀无声。➤keep, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay保持沉默；一片寂静；静静地坐着；一言不发地站着◆i could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。◆the street lay silent and deserted.街上空无一人，一片寂静。◆she sat silent throughout the meal.吃饭时她静静地坐着，没说一句话。adverb➤absolutely, completely, dead (informal, especially name) , entirely, perfectly, totally, utterly寂静无声；鸦雀无声；死一样沉寂；万籁俱寂；很安静▸➤almost, nearly, virtually几近无声◆the new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽车几乎没有噪声。➤largely, mostly大部份人都保持沉默◆an issue about which the researchers are largely silent研究人员大都保持沉默的话题➤notably, remarkably尤其／特别安静▸➤curiously, uncharacteristically, unusually稀奇地安静；异样地沉默；不寻常地安静▸➤deadly, eerily, oddly, strangely, unnaturally死一样地沉寂；可怕地沉寂；出奇地静；反常地安静◆the street was strangely silent.这条街道异常地安静。➤ominously不祥地寂静◆this is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.这个话题官方文件避而不谈，不是个祥兆。➤resolutely, stubbornly坚决不作声；固执地保持沉默◆len remained resolutely silent.莱恩固执地一言不发。preposition➤about就⋯保持缄默◆they had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.对于他们的意图，他们一直没有透露过一个字。➤on对⋯只字不提◆the report was silent on that subject.报告对那个问题只字未提。 silent adjectivesilent ♦︎ speechless ♦︎ dumb ♦︎ mute ♦︎ inarticulatethese words all describe a person who does not or cannot speak, or an action that is not expressed in words.这些词均表示不说话的、说不出话的、无声的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆speechless / dumb / inarticulate with rage / anger■ silent (of a person) not speaking（人）不说话的，沉默的◆they huddled together in silent groups.他们一群群挤在一起，默不作声。◆as the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕启时，观众安静了下来。▸ silently adverb◆they marched silently through the streets.他们在大街上默默地行进。■ speechless unable to speak, especially because you are extremely angry or surprised（尤因非常生气或惊讶）说不出话的◆laura was speechless with rage.劳拉气得说不出话来。◆his words left her speechless.他的话让她无言以对。■ dumb /dʌm/ not speaking不说话的；说不出话的◆we were all struck dumb with amazement.我们都惊讶得说不出话来。◆we all sat there in dumb silence.我们都坐在那里，默不作声。ⓘ dumb also means 'unable to speak'. * dumb 也可表示“哑的、不能说话的”◆she was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聋又哑。however, this meaning of dumb is old-fashioned and can be offensive.不过，dumb 的这个含义已经过时，会有冒犯的意味。▸ dumbly adverb◆'are you all right?' lucy nodded dumbly.“你没事吧？”露西默默地点了点头。■ mute (literary) not speaking or making a sound; not expressed in words or sounds; unable to speak沉默的；不出声的；无声的；哑的◆the child sat mute in the corner of the room.那孩子坐在屋子的角落里，一声不吭。◆she gave him a look of mute appeal.她向他摆出一副默默请求的表情。◆the film concerns a mute scottish widow and her passion for music.这部电影讲的是一个苏格兰哑巴寡妇以及她对音乐的热爱。▸ mutely adverb◆he nodded mutely.他默默地点了点头。note 辨析 dumb or mute?in the meaning 'unable to speak', both dumb and mute are rather old-fashioned, and dumb can be offensive. an acceptable alternative is speech-impaired, but this is not at all frequent, and the phrase 'unable to speak' is often used instead.表示“哑的”之义时，dumb 和 mute 都已过时，而且 dumb 可能有冒犯的意味。speech-impaired （有语言障碍）是个可接受的替代词，但很少用，而经常用短语 unable to speak 来表达这个意思◆the 2nd duke of montrose was deaf and unable to speak.第二任蒙特罗斯公爵又聋又哑。■ inarticulate /ɪnɑːtɪkjələt; name ɪnɑːrtɪk/ (rather formal) (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily; (of speech) not using clear words; not expressed clearly（人）不善于表达的，不善于说话的；（讲话）词不达意的，表达得不清楚的◆you can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.你不能指望一个不善表达的孩子在法庭上为自己辩护。◆she was inarticulate with rage.她气得语无伦次。◆he gave a particularly inarticulate reply.他给了一个简直不知所云的答覆。 opp articulate → articulate silentwhere there is little or no sound; making little or no sound无声的；安静的；不喧闹的◆the streets were silent and deserted.大街小巷寂无一人。◆as darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent.夜幕降临后，炮声归于沉寂。 ➡ see also silence → silence noun ▸ silently adverb◆she crept silently out of the room.她悄悄溜出房间。silent [only before noun] not expressed with words or sound不用言语表达的；无声的◆she closed her eyes to say a silent prayer.她闭上眼睛默祷。◆they nodded in silent agreement.他们点头默许。 ➡ see also silence → silence verb ▸ silently adverb◆she prayed silently.她默默地祷告。silent [only before noun](especially of a man) not talking very much（尤指男人）不爱说话的，寡言少语的◆he's the strong, silent type.他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。note 辨析 a quiet man or a silent man?a quiet man is seen as being rather gentle, and perhaps not very confident. a silent man does not speak very much either, but his silence is considered to be a sign of strength and an unwillingness to waste time saying unnecessary things.形容男子沉默寡言时，quiet 指看起来很沉静，但可能不太自信。silent 也指沉默寡言，但这种沉默被视为有魄力，不愿浪费口舌。silent(of a person) not speaking（人）不说话的，沉默的◆they huddled together in silent groups.他们一群群挤在一起，默不作声。◆as the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕启时，观众安静了下来。▸ silently adverb◆they marched silently through the streets.他们在大街上默默地行进。silent/ˈsaɪlənt ||; ˈsaɪlənt/adj1. where there is no noise; making no noise; very quiet 安静的；寂静的: ◇the house was empty and silent. 房子内寂静无人。 2. silent (on/about sth) refusing to speak about sth 沉默的；不作声的: ◇the policeman told her she had the right to remain silent. 警察告诉她有权保持沉默。 3. not using spoken words 不用言语的；无声的: ◇a silent prayer/protest 默祷者；无声的抗议 4. (of a letter) not pronounced （字母）不发音的: ◇the ‘b’ in ‘comb’ is silent. comb中的b字母不发音。 ➔silently adv silentsee ⇨ quiet 1,4 ⇨ say 10 ⇨ talk 13 • • •• ⇨ fall silent• ⇨ keep silent/quiet about• ⇨ the silent treatment si·lent /`saɪlənt; ˈsaɪlənt/adj 1. not saying anything or making any sound 沉默的; 安静的，无声的:◇simon was silent for a moment. 西蒙沉默了一会儿。◇fall silent (=become silent) 安静下来: the whole room fell silent. 整个房间安静下来。 2. refusing to talk about something 保持缄默的，沉默的，不愿发表意见的:◇john remained silent when asked about the money. 在被问到这笔钱的时候，约翰就闭口不谈。 ☞ silent |
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