silence
- n.沉默;寂静;无声;缄默;默不作声;拒绝回答;缄口不谈;互相不通音信的情形
- vt.使安静;压制，使不再发表(反对意见);使不说话
- int.安静，静下来
过去式： silenced 现在分词： silencing 过去分词： silenced 第三人称单数： silences
sil- 安静 + -ence 性质;状态
silencenoun
寂静；无声
a complete lack of noise or sound
Their footsteps echoed in the silence.
他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。
A scream broke the silence of the night.
一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。
I need absolute silence when I'm working.
我工作时需要绝对的安静。
沉默；缄默；默不作声
a situation when nobody is speaking
an embarrassed/awkward silence
难堪 / 尴尬的沉默
a moment's stunned silence
一时惊愕得说不出话来
I got used to his long silences.
我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。
They finished their meal in total silence .
他们默不作声地吃完饭。
She lapsed into silence again.
她又沉默下来。
There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable) .
四下里静得刺耳。
a two-minute silence in honour of those who had died
为死去的人默哀两分钟
缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答
a situation in which sb refuses to talk about sth or to answer questions
She broke her public silence in a TV interview.
她接受了一次电视采访，就此结束了她不在公开场合说话的状态。
The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。
the right to silence (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)
沉默权
There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= everyone has agreed not to discuss it) .
对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。
互相不通音信的情形；无书信（或电话）联系
a situation in which people do not communicate with each other by letter or telephone
The phone call came after months of silence.
几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。
it is often best not to say anything
verb
使安静；使不说话
to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise
She silenced him with a glare.
她瞪了他一眼，他就不作声了。
Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them) .
我们的轰炸把敌人的炮火打哑了。
压制，使不再发表（反对意见）
to make sb stop expressing opinions that are opposed to yours
All protest had been silenced.
一切反对的声音都被压了下去。
Her recent achievements have silenced her critics.
她近来取得的成果让那些批评她的人无话可说了。
exclamation
silence
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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。
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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
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- a refusal to speak when expected
- his silence about my contribution was surprising
- Synonym: muteness
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- the trait of keeping things secret
- Synonym: secrecy secretiveness
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- the absence of sound
- he needed silence in order to sleep
- the street was quiet
- Synonym: quiet
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- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- there was a shocked silence
- he gestured for silence
verb
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- cause to be quiet or not talk
- Please silence the children in the church!
- Synonym: hush quieten still shut up hush up
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- keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
- All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power
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In the silence we could hear the clock ticking .
寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。
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I found the silence underwater really eerie .
我发觉水下的寂静真令人恐怖。
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There was silence , but not like before .
没有声音，但与以前不一样。
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I need absolute silence when I 'm working .
我工作时需要绝对的安静。
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The phone call came after months of silence .
几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。
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She broke her public silence in a TV interview .
她接受了一次电视采访，就此结束了她不在公开场合说话的状态。
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I got used to his long silences .
我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。
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There was a long silence before she spoke .
沉默了很长时间她才开口。
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The government 's response to the report has been a deafening silence .
政府对此报道显然置之不理。
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They finished their meal in total silence .
他们默不作声地吃完饭。
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We all filed back to our seats in silence .
我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。
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There was a stunned silence when I told them the news .
我把消息讲了后，他们惊愕得哑然一片。
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There followed a short silence .
接着沉默了一会儿。
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She sat in silence enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation .
她默默地坐在那儿，饶有兴致地听着时高时低的谈话声。
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The crowd observed a minute 's silence in memory of those who had died .
众人为死者默哀一分钟。
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Male pride forced him to suffer in silence .
男性的自尊迫使他隐忍不言。
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I didn 't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal .
我不知该把她的沉默看作是接受还是拒绝。
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For a few minutes we stood in shocked silence .
一时间，我们站在那儿惊讶得说不出话来。
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The company 's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt .
在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。
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A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect .
人们静默两分钟以示尊敬。
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A scream broke the silence of the night .
一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。
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Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence .
在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
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Her recent achievements have silenced her critics .
她近来取得的成果让那些批评她的人无话可说了。
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Silence hung heavily in the room .
房间里寂若死灰。
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There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening .
对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。
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The silence and emptiness of the house did not scare her .
房子的空寂并未使她感到害怕。
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Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence .
她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。
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The silence was broken only by the steady drip , drip of water from the roof .
只有屋顶上滴答滴答持续不断的滴水声打破了寂静。
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We sat there in silence , numbed by the shock of her death .
我们默默地坐在那里发愣，因为她的死使我们感到震惊。
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Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve ?
你保持沉默，我们是否可以据此而推断出你不赞成？
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