quiet 的英语意思
quietquiet1 /ˈkwaɪət/ adjective (comparative quieter, superlative quietest) 
查看全部语言翻译1making no noise not making much noise, or making no noise at all声音很小，或完全没有声音: 
We’ll have to be quiet so as not to wake the baby.我们得保持安静，免得把婴儿吵醒。 It’s a nice car. The engine’s really quiet.这是辆好车，发动机真的很安静。 I’ll be as quiet as a mouse (=very quiet).我会像老鼠一样安静（=非常安静）。2not speaking a)not saying much or not saying anything话很少，或什么都不说: You’re very quiet, Mom – is anything the matter?妈妈，你一声不吭——有什么事吗？ I didn’t know anything about it so I just kept quiet.我对此一无所知，所以就保持了沉默。 The crowd went quiet.人群安静下来。quiet confidence/satisfaction/desperation (=having a particular feeling but not talking about it)（=内心有某种感受，但没有表露出来） a woman whose life of quiet desperation threatens to overwhelm her一个生活在无声绝望中、几乎被这种绝望吞噬的女人quiet authority/dignity (=not saying much but making other people have a particular feeling about you)（=话不多，却让他人对你产生某种特定的感受） Jack’s air of quiet authority杰克不怒自威的沉稳气质 b)someone who is quiet does not usually talk very much安静的人通常话不多: a strange, quiet girl一个奇怪、沉默寡言的女孩3(be) quiet! spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop talking or making a noise用于叫某人停止说话或不要发出声音: Tanya, be quiet! I’m on the phone.塔尼娅，安静！我在打电话。 Quiet, you lot!你们都给我安静！4keep something quiet/keep quiet about something to keep information secret对某事保密，不透露消息: You’re getting married? You kept that quiet!你要结婚了？你真能保密！5place with no noise a place that is quiet has no noise or not much noise安静的地方没有或几乎没有噪音: Our hotel room was comfortable and quiet.我们的酒店房间舒适而安静。 When they walked into the pub, the place went quiet.他们走进酒吧时，整个地方顿时安静下来。6no activity/people without much activity or without many people活动不多，或人不多: It was a Sunday, about three o'clock, and the streets were quiet.那是一个星期天，大约三点钟，街道上很安静。 I’d love to go on holiday somewhere where it’s nice and quiet.我很想去一个宁静舒适的地方度假。 Anthony met her in the bar, and they found a quiet corner where they could talk.安东尼在酒吧遇见了她，他们找到一个安静的角落聊天。 I’m going to have a quiet night in (=an evening when you stay at home and relax).我打算在家安静地待一晚（=待在家里放松的夜晚）。 He wants a quiet life, while she wants to go out partying.他想过平静的生活，而她却想出去参加派对。7business if business is quiet, there are not many customers生意冷清，即顾客不多 SYN slack: August is a quiet time of year for the retail trade.八月是零售业一年中生意淡的时节。8keep somebody quiet to stop someone from talking, complaining, or causing trouble使某人停止说话、抱怨或惹麻烦: Give the kids some crayons – that will keep them quiet for a while.给孩子们一些蜡笔——那样可以让他们安静一会儿。9have a quiet word (with somebody) especially British English to talk to someone privately when you want to criticize them or tell them about something serious私下与某人交谈，以批评对方或告知某件严肃的事情: Brian’s just not keeping up with the workload. Can you have a quiet word?布莱恩跟不上工作量了。你能私下和他谈谈吗？ ► Do not confuse quietwith quite (=fairly).—quietness noun [uncountable] → quietlyTHESAURUS同义词辨析a quiet sound or voice轻柔的声音或语调quiet not making a loud sound不发出大声音: · I heard a quiet voice behind me.· 我听到身后有一个轻柔的声音。· a car with a quiet engine· 一辆发动机声音很小的汽车low quiet – especially because you do not want people to hear or be disturbed安静——尤其是不想让别人听到或打扰别人: · Doug was on the phone, speaking in a low voice.· 道格在打电话，声音压得很低。· I turned the volume down low.· 我把音量调低了。soft quiet and pleasant to listen to安静悦耳: · Soft music was playing in the background.· 背景中播放着柔和的音乐。· His voice was soft and gentle.· 他的声音轻柔温和。silent not making any sound at all完全没有声音: · a silent prayer· 无声的祈祷· silent laughter· 无声的笑· The machines were virtually silent.· 这些机器几乎没有声音。hushed deliberately quiet because you do not want people to hear – used about people’s voices故意压低声音，不想让别人听到——用于形容人的声音: · They were talking about money in hushed tones.· 他们压低声音在谈钱的事。· The doctor’s voice was hushed and urgent.· 医生的声音压得很低，却带着紧迫感。faint quiet and difficult to hear because it comes from a long way away声音轻且难以听清，因为来自很远的地方: · The men went ahead and their voices got fainter and fainter.· 那些人先走了，他们的声音越来越微弱。· the faint sound of bells· 隐约传来的铃声muffled difficult to hear, for example because the sound comes from another room or someone’s mouth is covered by something难以听清，例如声音从另一个房间传来，或某人的嘴被东西遮住: · Muffled voices were coming from downstairs.· 楼下传来压低的嗡嗡说话声。· the muffled sound of someone crying· 隐约传来的哭声dull [only before noun] a dull sound is not loud – used especially about the sound of something hitting another thing沉闷的声音不响亮——尤其用于描述物体撞击另一物体时发出的声音: · He hit the ground with a dull thud.· 他撞地发出一声沉闷的砰响。inaudible too quiet to hear声音太小，听不见: · The sound is inaudible to the human ear.· 这种声音人耳无法听见。· Her answer came in an almost inaudible whisper.· 她的回答是一声几乎听不见的耳语。a quiet place安静的地方quiet without much noise没有太多噪音: · It’s so quiet here at night.· 这里晚上非常安静。· This is the quietest room in the house to work in.· 这是这栋房子里最安静、最适合工作的房间。silent with no noise at all完全没有声音: · The room fell silent (=became silent).· 房间里静了下来（=变得安静）。peaceful (also tranquil especially written尤用于书面语) quiet in a pleasant and relaxing way宁静而令人放松: · Life’s more peaceful in the countryside.· 乡村的生活更加宁静。· The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings.· 酒店坐落在宁静的环境中。sleepy [only before noun] quiet – used about a town or village where there are not many people and very little happens安静——用于形容人少、几乎什么事都不发生的小镇或村庄: · a sleepy fishing village· 一个宁静的渔村not saying much话不多quiet not saying much话不多: · He’s a quiet boy who loves reading.· 他是个喜欢读书、沉静寡言的男孩。· You’re very quiet tonight, Suzy – are you OK?· 苏西，你今晚一声不吭——你还好吗？silent not saying anything什么都不说: · Her husband was a big silent man.· 她的丈夫是个沉默寡言的高大男人。· Everyone was arguing but I decided to remain silent.· 大家都在争论，但我决定保持沉默。taciturn /ˈtæsətɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ formal正式 not talking much and seeming a little unfriendly or bad-tempered话不多，且显得有些冷淡或脾气不好: · He found Vaughn a taciturn and rather difficult person.· 他觉得沃恩是个沉默寡言、相当难相处的人。reticent unwilling to talk to other people, especially about a particular subject不愿与他人交谈，尤其是关于某一特定话题: · She’s always been reticent about her early life.· 她对自己早年的生活一直讳莫如深。a man/woman of few words someone who does not talk much, especially because they only speak when there is something important to say话不多的人，尤其是只在有重要的话要说时才开口: · My father was a man of few words, but when he spoke everyone listened.· 我父亲是个寡言之人，但每当他开口，所有人都会倾听。
查看全部语言翻译1making no noise not making much noise, or making no noise at all声音很小，或完全没有声音: We’ll have to be quiet so as not to wake the baby.我们得保持安静，免得把婴儿吵醒。 It’s a nice car. The engine’s really quiet.这是辆好车，发动机真的很安静。 I’ll be as quiet as a mouse (=very quiet).我会像老鼠一样安静（=非常安静）。2not speaking a)not saying much or not saying anything话很少，或什么都不说: You’re very quiet, Mom – is anything the matter?妈妈，你一声不吭——有什么事吗？ I didn’t know anything about it so I just kept quiet.我对此一无所知，所以就保持了沉默。 The crowd went quiet.人群安静下来。quiet confidence/satisfaction/desperation (=having a particular feeling but not talking about it)（=内心有某种感受，但没有表露出来） a woman whose life of quiet desperation threatens to overwhelm her一个生活在无声绝望中、几乎被这种绝望吞噬的女人quiet authority/dignity (=not saying much but making other people have a particular feeling about you)（=话不多，却让他人对你产生某种特定的感受） Jack’s air of quiet authority杰克不怒自威的沉稳气质 b)someone who is quiet does not usually talk very much安静的人通常话不多: a strange, quiet girl一个奇怪、沉默寡言的女孩3(be) quiet! spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop talking or making a noise用于叫某人停止说话或不要发出声音: Tanya, be quiet! I’m on the phone.塔尼娅，安静！我在打电话。 Quiet, you lot!你们都给我安静！4keep something quiet/keep quiet about something to keep information secret对某事保密，不透露消息: You’re getting married? You kept that quiet!你要结婚了？你真能保密！5place with no noise a place that is quiet has no noise or not much noise安静的地方没有或几乎没有噪音: Our hotel room was comfortable and quiet.我们的酒店房间舒适而安静。 When they walked into the pub, the place went quiet.他们走进酒吧时，整个地方顿时安静下来。6no activity/people without much activity or without many people活动不多，或人不多: It was a Sunday, about three o'clock, and the streets were quiet.那是一个星期天，大约三点钟，街道上很安静。 I’d love to go on holiday somewhere where it’s nice and quiet.我很想去一个宁静舒适的地方度假。 Anthony met her in the bar, and they found a quiet corner where they could talk.安东尼在酒吧遇见了她，他们找到一个安静的角落聊天。 I’m going to have a quiet night in (=an evening when you stay at home and relax).我打算在家安静地待一晚（=待在家里放松的夜晚）。 He wants a quiet life, while she wants to go out partying.他想过平静的生活，而她却想出去参加派对。7business if business is quiet, there are not many customers生意冷清，即顾客不多 SYN slack: August is a quiet time of year for the retail trade.八月是零售业一年中生意淡的时节。8keep somebody quiet to stop someone from talking, complaining, or causing trouble使某人停止说话、抱怨或惹麻烦: Give the kids some crayons – that will keep them quiet for a while.给孩子们一些蜡笔——那样可以让他们安静一会儿。9have a quiet word (with somebody) especially British English to talk to someone privately when you want to criticize them or tell them about something serious私下与某人交谈，以批评对方或告知某件严肃的事情: Brian’s just not keeping up with the workload. Can you have a quiet word?布莱恩跟不上工作量了。你能私下和他谈谈吗？ ► Do not confuse quietwith quite (=fairly).—quietness noun [uncountable] → quietlyTHESAURUS同义词辨析a quiet sound or voice轻柔的声音或语调quiet not making a loud sound不发出大声音: · I heard a quiet voice behind me.· 我听到身后有一个轻柔的声音。· a car with a quiet engine· 一辆发动机声音很小的汽车low quiet – especially because you do not want people to hear or be disturbed安静——尤其是不想让别人听到或打扰别人: · Doug was on the phone, speaking in a low voice.· 道格在打电话，声音压得很低。· I turned the volume down low.· 我把音量调低了。soft quiet and pleasant to listen to安静悦耳: · Soft music was playing in the background.· 背景中播放着柔和的音乐。· His voice was soft and gentle.· 他的声音轻柔温和。silent not making any sound at all完全没有声音: · a silent prayer· 无声的祈祷· silent laughter· 无声的笑· The machines were virtually silent.· 这些机器几乎没有声音。hushed deliberately quiet because you do not want people to hear – used about people’s voices故意压低声音，不想让别人听到——用于形容人的声音: · They were talking about money in hushed tones.· 他们压低声音在谈钱的事。· The doctor’s voice was hushed and urgent.· 医生的声音压得很低，却带着紧迫感。faint quiet and difficult to hear because it comes from a long way away声音轻且难以听清，因为来自很远的地方: · The men went ahead and their voices got fainter and fainter.· 那些人先走了，他们的声音越来越微弱。· the faint sound of bells· 隐约传来的铃声muffled difficult to hear, for example because the sound comes from another room or someone’s mouth is covered by something难以听清，例如声音从另一个房间传来，或某人的嘴被东西遮住: · Muffled voices were coming from downstairs.· 楼下传来压低的嗡嗡说话声。· the muffled sound of someone crying· 隐约传来的哭声dull [only before noun] a dull sound is not loud – used especially about the sound of something hitting another thing沉闷的声音不响亮——尤其用于描述物体撞击另一物体时发出的声音: · He hit the ground with a dull thud.· 他撞地发出一声沉闷的砰响。inaudible too quiet to hear声音太小，听不见: · The sound is inaudible to the human ear.· 这种声音人耳无法听见。· Her answer came in an almost inaudible whisper.· 她的回答是一声几乎听不见的耳语。a quiet place安静的地方quiet without much noise没有太多噪音: · It’s so quiet here at night.· 这里晚上非常安静。· This is the quietest room in the house to work in.· 这是这栋房子里最安静、最适合工作的房间。silent with no noise at all完全没有声音: · The room fell silent (=became silent).· 房间里静了下来（=变得安静）。peaceful (also tranquil especially written尤用于书面语) quiet in a pleasant and relaxing way宁静而令人放松: · Life’s more peaceful in the countryside.· 乡村的生活更加宁静。· The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings.· 酒店坐落在宁静的环境中。sleepy [only before noun] quiet – used about a town or village where there are not many people and very little happens安静——用于形容人少、几乎什么事都不发生的小镇或村庄: · a sleepy fishing village· 一个宁静的渔村not saying much话不多quiet not saying much话不多: · He’s a quiet boy who loves reading.· 他是个喜欢读书、沉静寡言的男孩。· You’re very quiet tonight, Suzy – are you OK?· 苏西，你今晚一声不吭——你还好吗？silent not saying anything什么都不说: · Her husband was a big silent man.· 她的丈夫是个沉默寡言的高大男人。· Everyone was arguing but I decided to remain silent.· 大家都在争论，但我决定保持沉默。taciturn /ˈtæsətɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ formal正式 not talking much and seeming a little unfriendly or bad-tempered话不多，且显得有些冷淡或脾气不好: · He found Vaughn a taciturn and rather difficult person.· 他觉得沃恩是个沉默寡言、相当难相处的人。reticent unwilling to talk to other people, especially about a particular subject不愿与他人交谈，尤其是关于某一特定话题: · She’s always been reticent about her early life.· 她对自己早年的生活一直讳莫如深。a man/woman of few words someone who does not talk much, especially because they only speak when there is something important to say话不多的人，尤其是只在有重要的话要说时才开口: · My father was a man of few words, but when he spoke everyone listened.· 我父亲是个寡言之人，但每当他开口，所有人都会倾听。quietquiet2 noun [uncountable] 1the state of being quiet, calm, and peaceful安静、平静和祥和的状态: We were enjoying the quiet of the forest.我们享受着森林的寂静。 I’ve had an awful day – now I just want some peace and quiet.今天糟透了——我现在只想要一片宁静。2silence寂静；沉默: Can I have some quiet, please?请大家安静一下好吗？3on the quiet British English informal非正式 secretly悄悄地；秘密地: We found out he’d been doing some freelance work on the quiet.我们发现他一直在悄悄接些自由职业的工作。
1the state of being quiet, calm, and peaceful安静、平静和祥和的状态: We were enjoying the quiet of the forest.我们享受着森林的寂静。 I’ve had an awful day – now I just want some peace and quiet.今天糟透了——我现在只想要一片宁静。2silence寂静；沉默: Can I have some quiet, please?请大家安静一下好吗？3on the quiet British English informal非正式 secretly悄悄地；秘密地: We found out he’d been doing some freelance work on the quiet.我们发现他一直在悄悄接些自由职业的工作。